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Ubuntu 16.10 Released, Ready to Download (omgubuntu.co.uk)

After six months of development, Ubuntu 16.10, the latest stable release of the world's most popular desktop Linux distro, is now available to download. The ISO image file of Ubuntu 16.10 is a little larger (up from 1.4GB to 1.5GB). OMGUbuntu talks about the new features (condensed): Ubuntu 16.10 is not a big update over Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, released back in April. If you were hoping it'd be a compelling or must-have upgrade you'll be sadly disappointed. There are a number of small improvements to the Unity desktop and the Compiz window manager that powers it. Improvements that help everything work that little bit faster, and that little bit smoother. Ubuntu 16.10 also performs better in virtual machines thanks to the new Unity Low Graphics Mode. An all-new version of the Nautilus file manager also features, and is packed with some significant UI and UX differences. Plus, as always, there's a newer Linux kernel to enjoy.

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  1. Re:Most popular? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Distrowatch itself affirms that its page rankings are "a light-hearted way of measuring the popularity of Linux distributions and other free operating systems among the visitors of this website. They correlate neither to usage nor to quality, and should not be used to measure the market share of distributions. They simply show the number of times a distribution page on DistroWatch.com was accessed each day, nothing more."

    https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F0278lsn,%2Fm%2F03x5qm

  2. Re:Most popular? by i.r.id10t · · Score: 4, Informative

    Of course, there is also LMDE - Linux Mint Debian Edition. Rollign release based on Debian -testing plus some customized Mint stuff.

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    Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
  3. Re:Kubuntu by blackomegax · · Score: 3, Informative

    Try neon. Plasma 5.8 LTS is baller