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Ubuntu Linux 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish Beta Now Available For Desktop, Cloud and Server Versions (betanews.com) 73

Roughly three weeks ahead of the scheduled release of Ubuntu Linux 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish", the latest major update for the popular Linux distro, beta of all of its flavors -- desktop, cloud and server -- is now available for download. From a report: Codenamed 'Cosmic Cuttlefish,' 18.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs," says Adam Conrad, Software Engineer, Canonical. Conrad further says, "This beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu flavours. The beta images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of 18.10 that should be representative of the features intended to ship with the final release expected on October 18th, 2018." Further reading: Canonical Shares Desktop Plans For Ubuntu 18.10.
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Ubuntu Linux 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish Beta Now Available For Desktop, Cloud and Server Versions

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  • by eneville ( 745111 ) on Sunday September 30, 2018 @02:39PM (#57399996) Homepage

    Does it run on windows?

  • Although I've been a fan of MATE for a while, I see myself in the process of converting those machines to Budgie which are powerful enough, and moving to Xubuntu those which aren't. Unfortunately, MATE 18.04 seems to put much more demand on hardware than 16.04 used to – at least that's my impression so far.

    • by Anonymous Coward

      Perhaps it is bogged down with Gnome 3 applications and components and other stuff somewhat bloating up. I only tried Lubuntu 18.04 and saw that the pdf reader is a Gnome 3 application with GTK header bar! I'll stick with Mint though I would like to use "real" Ubuntu sometimes. What Ubuntu offers that isn't on Mint : network installation, minimal installation, Ubuntu 18.10.
      What Mint offers : a pdf reader and picture viewers that use GTK 3 but with classic menu and tool bars. (known as the 'xapps', probably

      • What Mint offers : a pdf reader and picture viewers that use GTK 3 but with classic menu and tool bars. (known as the 'xapps', probably easy to get running in ubuntu and debian).

        Ubuntu Mate 18.04, Default PDF application is Atril. Text editor is Pluma. Eye of Mate image viewer etc. All have classic menu and tool bar. Caja (same on Mint) is a decent file manager. The Mate Tweak application with its easy desktop layout switching is neat. Have found it a solid distro for getting sh*t done.

        That being said, have used Mint in the past and liked it a lot too.

  • pfft (Score:2, Informative)

    by Anonymous Coward

    another systemdOS clone who cares it ain't *nix....

    • by Anonymous Coward

      I wish i had an account and mod points for you

  • by Anonymous Coward

    Ubuntu varients from rock-solid U-16.04 are lubricious trinkets Cannonical hucksters while pimping its bones to Micro$oft. The home desktop lusr has no reason to move from ultra-reliable Leggy Lynx (whatever) to the new and fragile painted hussy. I mean ... who would fuck-a-Gnome in preference to cuddly MATE-desktop 1.18 ?

  • by walterbyrd ( 182728 ) on Sunday September 30, 2018 @07:18PM (#57400814)

    I cannot find anything really wrong with it. It's like using real Debian, instead of systemd crap. Great package management.

    Not sure why Devuan is not more popular.

    • As the AC here said so eloquently:

      Because majority of users don't see systemd as a problem and are not interested in those fanatics who overblow systemd problems.

      If your use-case involves you failing to be able to use systemD, then don't use Debian/Ubuntu. But assuming that it bothers the rest of us is asinine. The only time I remember that it's my init system is when I come across a post like yours.

    • Not sure why Devuan is not more popular.

      Because when all is said and done the world didn't end with Systemd and ultimately no one but a few of the most vocal minority cared. Linux didn't end. BSD didn't become the most popular of the *IX flavours. Servers kept humming away.

      Why throw away a perfectly good Debian distro for it's distinctly more experimental cousin?

  • by sqorbit ( 3387991 ) on Sunday September 30, 2018 @08:24PM (#57400984)
    A beta version of an Ubuntu release that is not LTS require a front page spot on Slashdot? I get it, I love some "bleeding edge" distro's and it's fun to have the latest stuff from GNOME or KDE. Ubuntu release like this are neither bleeding edge, or really important releases. They aren't bleeding edge enough to get you excited. They aren't supported long enough to install them on anything other than a home PC you have fun with. I understand Ubuntu may be a front runner, but this is just not headline worthy.
  • These are lists of bugs in just gnome-shell. The reading is terrifying for people who actually want to work with Ubuntu. Some were known before releasing 18.04 "LTS", are still not fixed, and force me to avoid using full-screen video and to reboot my Ubuntu VM very regularly. Luckily I don't depend on Ubuntu for work, it's just a VM...

    https://trello.com/c/pe5mRmx7 [trello.com]
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubu... [launchpad.net]

  • Thus guaranteeing that Linux in the desktop will carry on getting nowhere. By default.
  • Ubuntu, Debian without systemd possibly with OpenRC or SysV init as option. No? Angry with us infidels who hate your systemd and RH?

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