Category: Ubuntu 24.10
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Introducing the Latest Release of Power Profiles Daemon: What’s New?
A new release of the Power Profiles Daemon is available, featuring enhancements that boost power efficiency on Linux desktops, especially for AMD systems. For those new to it, power-profiles-daemon is a fundamental component that manages power via DBus. Have you ever used the Power Mode settings in the Quick Settings panel of GNOME Shell? Those…
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Celebrating Nostalgia: Ubuntu 24.10 Rolls Out with ‘Warty’ Anniversary Easter Eggs
Ubuntu 24.10 is set for release in October, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu. This version features special nods to its history, including a few ‘easter eggs’. Highlighting a classic element from Ubuntu’s early days, the color brown plays a key role. In homage to its first version, Ubuntu 4.10 ‘Warty Warthog’, the upcoming…
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Canonical Announces Major Change to Ubuntu’s Kernel Strategy
Ever get miffed reading about a major new Ubuntu release only to learn it doesn’t come with the newest Linux kernel? Well, that’ll soon be a thing of the past. Canonical’s announced a big shift in kernel selection process for future Ubuntu release, an “aggressive kernel version commitment policy” pivot that means it will ship…
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Ubuntu 24.10 Provides Wayland Accessibility for NVIDIA Users
Ubuntu initially made the switch to use Wayland as its default display server in 2017, only to revert back the following year. It attempted again in 2021 and has remained consistent since then. However, while Wayland is now the majority’s choice after installing Ubuntu, those using a PC or laptop with an NVIDIA graphics card…
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Now Live: First Daily Build Downloads for Ubuntu 24.10
Let’s go, folks — Ubuntu 24.10 daily builds are available for download. Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ officially opened for development earlier this week following the reveal of the official codename (more than window dressing the codename is a critical part of infrastructure setup) and a draft Ubuntu 24.10 release schedule. As development has only just…
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The Scheduled Release of Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” on October 10th, 2024
Canonical, the company responsible for Ubuntu, is all set for their next big release, Ubuntu 24.10, aptly named the “Oracular Oriole”. The release has been scheduled precisely, with the date set as the 10th of October, 2024. The 41st installation in the Ubuntu series, the “Oracular Oriole”, is an intermediary release that will be receiving…
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Mark Your Calendars: Ubuntu 24.10 To Be Released on October 10, 2024
Canonical has announced a preliminary release timetable for Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’. Based on this schedule, the official stable release of Ubuntu 24.10 should be launched on Thursday, October 10, 2024. A six-month development phase is on the horizon, including a beta release of the ‘Oracular Oriole’ slated for September 19, with a subsequent release…
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Refined APT Command-Line Interface Coming to Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie
Die-hard terminal emulator enthusiasts will be pleased to discover that the forthcoming Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating systems will showcase an enhanced APT command-line interface (CLI). Julian Andres Klode, a developer at APT and an engineer at Canonical, used LinkedIn to exhibit the updated APT interface which is fueled by the soon-to-be-released…