We've always said that every Ubuntu release is preceded by a development announcement by Mark Shuttleworth. Ubuntu 18.10 was not going to be less and its development has finally been presented by the Ubuntu project leader. This announcement has come with surprises, with pleasant surprises.
The first one is the official name of the version, not being Cosmic Canimal as we all expected and had been mentioned but it will be Cosmic Cuttlefish, or also called the Cosmic Squid.
But the pleasant surprises come for words from the new Canonical CEO who has pointed out some of the features of Ubuntu 18.10. Gnome 3.30 will be the default desktop of the distribution, thus confirming its arrival in Ubuntu. We do not know anything about the Linux kernel, but it is not strange because there is still nothing confirmed about the kernel 5. What has been surprising is that the version will have a special interest in security. That is to say, Ubuntu 18.10 will have several security related changes, It will also improve some bugs and problems that have been detected.
The Ubuntu team is focusing on the next Ubuntu LTS release which will be Ubuntu 20.04. For this reason, these versions that will be launched are destined to improve the distribution for the next LTS version. The minimum version will be another aspect that will be improved, promoting the use of applications in snap format for a simpler installation process.
Another change that will be or will be made in Ubuntu 18.10 is the change of installer, going to a lightweight installer generated with html5 that will make the installation process lighter than normal. But this change may not be in Ubuntu 18.10 if it presents some other problem.
So, we can now confirm Ubuntu 18.10 Comic Cuttlefish development start, a version that looks like it won't be from this planet Or maybe yes?