Emzuzwini edlule sikunikeze okuncane Izindaba ezimbi okuza kithi kusuka kunguqulo yokuqala kusigaba se-Alpha seLubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus: inguqulo elandelayo yeLubuntu ngeke isuselwe ku-LXQt, kepha ku-LXDE, indawo yokuqhafaza ebesingathi ayisencane kakhulu. Kepha okusithandayo ngalezi zindaba ukuthi izinhlobo zokuqala izinhlelo zokusebenza ngokusekelwe ku-Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, uhlelo lokusebenza lapho i-Canonical, inkampani eyithuthukisayo, inamathemba amakhulu.
Lezi zinguquko zakuqala zikulabo i-Alpha yokuqala, ezinye izinhlobo ezingeke zitholakale ku-Ubuntu 16.04 ejwayelekile, kepha kokuningi kokunambitheka kwayo. Abokuqala ukwethula i-alpha yokuqala kube u-Ubuntu Kylin, uLubuntu no-Ubuntu MATE, kepha kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi izinhlobo zokuqala ze-alpha zamanye ama-Ubuntu flavour zizokhishwa kungekudala.
Ubuntu 16.04 izosebenzisa iKernel Linux 4.4
Izinguqulo ezisuselwe ku-Ubuntu 16.04 zizosebenzisa i- I-Linux kernel 4.4 futhi, njengoba benguhlobo lwe-LTS (Long Term Support), bazoba nayo ukwesekwa izibuyekezo nezimagqabhagqabha zokuphepha phakathi neminyaka emi-5. Okwamanje i-Unity 2021 iyahlolwa, enamavoti wonke okuzoba yindawo esetshenziswe enguqulweni yokugcina ezokhishwa esidlangalaleni ku Ephreli 2016.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, zimbalwa izinguquko ezilindelekile ezindaweni zokuqhafaza zawo wonke amanye ama-flavour. Ngokuqondile, imvelo yokuqhafaza ingesinye sezizathu zokuba sohlelo ngalunye, ngakho-ke akunakwenzeka ukuthi bashintshe ngalo mqondo. Ezimweni ezihamba phambili, kuzosetshenziswa inguqulo ebuyekeziwe yemvelo yokuqhafaza esetshenziswe enguqulweni edlule. Kwakunokungabaza ngokuthi iyiphi indawo uLubuntu azoyisebenzisa ngqo, kepha ngemuva kokukhishwa kwenguqulo yokuqala ye-Alpha sesivele singaqiniseka ukuthi izosebenzisa i-LXDE esekwe kwi-GTK.
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