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Ubuntu desktop 18.04

Ubuntu desktop 18.04 - Linux Tutorial

From the course: Linux Tips

Ubuntu desktop 18.04

- [Instructor] Every six months, in April and October, Canonical releases Canonical releases a new version of Ubuntu. a new version of Ubuntu. Every other April release is a longterm support release. It has support for Canonical for five years. In April 2018, Ubuntu 18.04 was released. Codenamed Bionic Beaver, 18.04 represented a huge change in the Ubuntu ecosystem. in the Ubuntu ecosystem. One of the largest changes and one of the most visible changes is that the desktop version of Ubuntu switched from the Unity desktop from the Unity desktop to the GNOME, or GNOME, desktop. to the GNOME or guh-nome desktop. GNOME desktop is used widely across other distros, so switching to it from Unity will help to make Ubuntu more familiar to make Ubuntu more familiar for users of other distros. for users of other distros. Unity is still available, as are many other desktop environments. This is Linux after all, and everything is configurable. Another notable change in 18.04 from previous LTS…

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