Ubuntu 18.04 will be released today. And we say well that today because while this article is being written, the version has not been officially released and we only have the daily versions that are from April 25. It will be a matter of minutes and even seconds but it will be something that will finally happen. For this reason, we are not going to announce its launch but rather do a recap of what Ubuntu users will have with Ubuntu 18.04The new version of Ubuntu is LTS, that is, Long Supported, so it will receive updates for six years. The kernel of this version will be a Linux Kernel 4.15, one of the latest kernel versions that is not only compatible with new hardware but also includes fixes for various security bugs that have appeared recently.
Ubuntu 18.04 will have Gnome as the default desktop, something that already appeared in Ubuntu 17.10 but this time it has been further refined, optimizing it and correcting some bugs that have appeared. X.Org will be the default graphical server although the new version of Wayland will be present, the graphical server that many distributions are using. The Ubuntu desktop will bring with it several applications installed by default such as Gnome To-Do or Gnome Games.
Internally, we must emphasize that Ubuntu 18.04 will bring default Ubuntu Minimal option in the distribution installer and will collect information from the system anonymously that will be made public for the improvement and the development of new versions and updates. The distribution package format will remain snap format, although we have to say that it will be compatible with other formats such as the deb package or even the flatpak format that we can install manually.
Currently we can get the original version of Ubuntu 18.04 through the official download website. The different official flavors can be obtained through the official websites of:
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and the truth is that I have been disappointed, at the moment I am using it and my first impression is the following:
The least important is its visual aspect, I personally found it ugly, but that is a matter of taste because I imagine that there will be people who like it and others who do not, as is my case.
Most importantly, the system takes a long time to start, when trying to open a program these take approximately between 8 to 12 seconds depending on each program, in the case of restarting the system it is literally stuck ... which was not the case with version 16.04 LTS…
In short, I'm about to switch to ubuntu budgie or just migrate to another distribution ...
I just updated ubuntu 16.04.4 to 18.04, both LTS, It doesn't seem bad to me although as the previous comment says it seemed a little slower.
But my problem is that I cannot open the folders with a mouse or touchpad. Yes from Nautilus.
Can you help me?
Best regard
I just installed ubuntu 18.04. When I provided it in liveCD, everything worked perfectly, but when I installed the connection to my Wifi network appears, but it does not load any page. I need help to fix it. Thanks
Very good, although the word is compilation instead of "recapitulation"
It is horrible, nothing to do with Unity which is clear, simple, fast and pleasant; next to him gnome seemed very clumsy, the visibility of the icons is poor.
The worst thing that Ubuntu has done was to sell itself to Gnome, because it was a decision of money, according to some pages, it disappointed with its Unity development promises; the least they can do is continue to maintain Unity.
My opinion is not of taste, but of people who work hard on the www
For the return to Unity
Eugene Aguilar
I chose to go from ubuntu17 to 18, it was installed, but at one point it asks me to enter my password and there is the problem: it does not recognize the password I had and I cannot enter. What should I do?