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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole

by 9front on 10/12/24, 4:05 AM with 18 comments

  • by browningstreet on 10/12/24, 2:29 PM

    I’m not a purist but I’ve installed Ubuntu on some of my older machines and its built-in driver coverage across weird hardware has been superior to other distros I test-cycled through. And though I’ve been using Linux for over 20 years, I find it easier to dip in and out of Ubuntu, and less so with Fedora.

    My son is partial to Debian and KDE, which is a strong choice. My next platform test is a DaVinci Resolve Linux workstation but I don’t honestly expect it to beat a new MacBook. But if it’s close enough I may elect to go with open source over Big Tech lock-in.

  • by AzzyHN on 10/12/24, 4:45 PM

    People give Ubuntu a lot of shit, but for a homelab, I find that Ubuntu server really does "just work". And I use Ubuntu-based distros on my laptop and desktop as well (Pop!_OS).

  • by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on 10/12/24, 1:24 PM

    Pretty cool. Fedora ain't even on kernel 6.11 or GNOME 47 yet.

  • by atemerev on 10/12/24, 2:31 PM

    Ah, that no longer relevant distro filled with dark patterns, spyware^W telemetry, barely working snaps, and “updates” you can’t install unless you pay for enterprise support…

    Thanks but no thanks! Fedora is still sane, at least.

  • by greatgib on 10/12/24, 10:39 AM

    They really lost they way...

      The addition of kdump-tools to relevant Ubuntu desktop and server images enables kernel crash dumps by default. This proactive approach streamlines troubleshooting by automatically capturing critical data after a crash, allowing faster and effective diagnostics, without requiring users to manually adjust settings beforehand.
    99.9% of desktop users will not care about the crash dump. So should a crash happen for whatever reason, it will slow down even more the recovery, clutter the storage of the user that will not even do that there is something he can cleanup.

    And for a new version of their desktop, all they have to announce is that you will be able to find old color themes and improvement in the apt "command line" UX.

  • by sam_bristow on 10/14/24, 6:10 AM

    Anyone unfortunate enough to need a FIPS certified kernel is still stuck on Ubuntu 20.04 with no sign of progress on newer options in sight.