The next version of Ubuntu, will be the version Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" and with her some new features that are planned to be introduced in this new release they have already been making themselves known.
But if you are using an LTS version, like Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, maybe this release is not so interesting for you.
Since these x.10 versions tend to have a shorter life cycle, it is therefore generally ideal for those who want to experience new features.
Main new features of Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish"
Talking about new features is always good, and for starters you should know that Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" will come with a new theme, whose name is Yaru.
This theme was developed by the Ubuntu community and is based on the Adwita / Ambiente visual experience and the Suru package icon.
It is a package with a high image quality and rounded corners. And the best part is that you do not have to do anything, since the topic ranges from the desktop to the login screen.
GNOME 3.30
Regarding the desktop environment that this new release will feature It will still be GNOME which will be version 3.30 which is quite recent and was released on September 5th.
This release is marked by many bug fixes and many improvements around performance, especially RAM consumption which has been a much talked about issue in the penultimate version.
In addition, this version of GNOME already has the automatic update of Flatpaks packages, GNOME applications and access to ThunderBolt settings through the GNOME Control Panel.
Android integration
For this integration to occur GSconnect will be used, which in turn is based on the technologies used in KDE Connect, however, it is intended for GNOME and everything indicates that it will be used as standard in Ubuntu 18.10.
The idea is that the GSconnect can integrate your desktop and smartphone so as to allow them to control your Ubuntu 18:10 mobile device.
Moment GSconnect is in an alpha version and if they want to test its operation or help with the detection of errors they will have to install the package manually.
Although everything indicates that from here to the release of Ubuntu 18.10, this novelty will already be pre-installed, and so you can read the Smartphone notifications and search for personal files and other resources, but at the moment, it is still necessary to have KDE Connect installed for this pairing to happen successfully.
Boot time and performance improvements
This is the most anticipated novelty for Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish", as notebooks will benefit from an upgrade that increases battery life, or any device that is battery powered.
The Linux Kernel will be 5.0
If all goes well Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" will come with the Linux Kernel 5.0 which is the version that will be available near the Ubuntu launch.
At the moment, there is no official information on which Kernel will be used, until then, the test images of the next Ubuntu version are being distributed with Kernel 4.17.
Biometric reading support
If you are going to install Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" on a device that supports biometric reading, I know that the next version of Ubuntu already has this new feature, now you can unlock Ubuntu through these types of devices
Stream media from PC to your Smart TV
If you use additional devices to be able to transmit media between your PC and your Smart TV, you should know that Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" will have support for DLNA that allows you to play your computer's media on your TV.
New installer
As announced before, a new installer is being developed for Ubuntu, there is no confirmation in the Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" package list, but eThe installer usually undergoes changes very close to the release date, but we hope to know a little more about this novelty for Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish".
Canonical when it comes to learning design. The new interface is horrible. It was already ugly with the theme that it brings by default since it was created more or less and get to this. As they say out there, from Guatemala to Guatepeor
It's true that unity was ugly, but I didn't dislike it, I felt comfortable, I started with Ubuntu 18.10, the first thing I did was switch to unity, since I can't support the Gnome desktop.