Canonical made it available Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal
The pit", new version of the operating system that pays particular attention
on safety and performance. Being an LTS, an acronym for Long Term
Support, this version will be updated until 2025, therefore it lends itself
to environments where stability is required for a long time.
The kernel of the new version of Ubuntu Linux 5.4,
which introduces support for Intel Comet Lake and Tiger Lake, Qualcomm processors
Snapdragon 835 and 855 and the AMD Arcturus, Navi 12 and 14 GPUs. Also supported
the latest Renoir mobile APUs. The GNOME 3.36 desktop environment, which includes
a new lock screen and there is also an option to switch to mode
dark in the Appearance tab in the settings.
Canonical installed the open VPN client by default
source WireGuard and improved Livepatch, which allows you to update your system
operating without requiring a restart. Also renewed the Yaru theme with a
new set of icons. Like all Ubuntu updates, Focal too
Fossa has an original wallpaper and a collection of alternative desktops including
to choose.
If you didn't like the Amazon button in the bar
side of previous versions, know that in this version absent.
Another not immediate change to see but important that Ubuntu Software
Tool has been replaced with Snap Store. The icon and name of the store remain
the same, but this new feature allows for simple package management
snap and package. Canonical has stated that there are now 6000 snap apps included
Slack, Plex, Spotify, the entire JetBrains portfolio and Visual Studio Code.
FIDO support for authentication completes the picture
multi-factor without password and better integration of the OpenZFS file system.
You can read the full release notes at
this
address is download
the new version from Ubuntu.it.