Although the deadlines are normal, personally I get the feeling that everything is happening a little sooner. The Codename de Ubuntu 21.10 It was known the same day as the April version was released, and, although it was known without an official communication, we met it earlier than expected. They also seem to have been a bit more of a rush to get started on development, which usually happens about a week after the previous release.
As I mentioned, this is just a personal impression, and that is that these things do not follow an exact pattern. What they have done with total normality is the first move in the development of Impish Indri: publish the dates of the steps that will be taken in the next six months. Among them, the first is marked for the April 29, when they will upload the first Daily Live.
Ubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri will arrive on October 14, 2021
The dates they have published are:
- April 29: first picture.
- July 1: a week of testing.
- August 19: freeze of functions.
- August 26: another week of testing.
- September 9: UI freeze.
- September 16: documentation freeze.
- September 20: Freeze for beta and HWE.
- September 23: Beta.
- September 30: kernel freeze.
- October 7: Final Freeze and Release Candidate.
- October 14: Ubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri released.
And there it is: the release date will be October 14. This adds to my feeling that everything is falling a little earlier than expected, as Canonical usually releases new versions of their operating system a little later, around April 20 or October, but this is a minor detail. .
As for what Ubuntu 21.10 will bring, the company and developers will reveal secrets as time goes by. It is known that they will abandon GNOME 3.38, otherwise it would be very serious, but it is not clear which version of the desktop they will use. It is rumored that they will go directly to GNOME 41, something not unreasonable if we consider that Hirsute Hippo has not put the brakes on because of a shell problem or anything like that, but because GTK 4.0 was also at an early stage and they have preferred to err on the side of conservatives.
What also seems clear is that Ubuntu 21.10 will be a more remarkable release than Hirsute Hippoas it will also be the last one before the next LTS version. To get out of all doubt we have to wait less than six months. For now, it's best to enjoy the furry hippo, which just arrived.
Thank you…