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Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo Beta Now Available With Linux Kernel 5.0 and GNOME 3.32 (betanews.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Today, Canonical's Ubuntu reaches a major milestone. You see, Ubuntu 19.04, which is named "Disco Dingo," has achieved Beta status. And yes, you can download it immediately. Fans of GNOME will be glad to know that version 3.32 is included in the standard Ubuntu Desktop release. Also cool? This is the first version of Ubuntu to use Linux kernel 5.
Does it still use systemd? It's bad enough there is no headphone jack or user-replaceable battery, but if it still has the systemd abomination, there will definitely be no sale.
awww yeah
No, thanks. I'm waiting for Disco Duck. Better soundtrack.
just a number for most here
for common user the filesystem fixes for ext4 and xfs might be of interest... haven't had a problem with them myself and I admin 400 servers
No way will I be touching that crap SystemD software if they include in the Distro.
Shame, I'll wait until the Mate flavour comes out -- that is usable, something that I don't find Gnome 3 is.
I really wanted to like it back when it came out, such an ambitious move from Gnome 2. In screenshots it looked so pretty, like I wanted to eat it with a piece of cake. I was very excited about the prospect of having Linux + Gnome on a tablet or phone with their new touch controls and interface. But I was disappointed when loading the first liveCD and found it "clunky" on my desktop. Still is. And I'm sorry but I can't stand the GTK3 style. I use Fluxbox as my WM and those stiff, wide, unfriendly window decorations just make me want to run in the other direction.
I'm sure it will be a much better experience on the Librem Phone. That's the form factor it was made for.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
I'msick and tired of lin-sux. And so are a LOT of my fellow developers and sysadmins. With the advent of Microsoft's AMAZING Linux subsystem there is simply no need to put up with the shitty experience of using lin-sux on a laptop. Now you can use all the linux software you want without suffering. I just hope this starts to spell the end of linux servers, too, so we can go back to software that just works rather than needing 24x7 hand holding.
It's so funny, in almost every Linux related discussion these is at lest one who says that his distro is the best. And some wonder why Linux is so fragmented and can't conquer the desktop.
The article says Mate is out now:
This beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu flavours," says The Ubuntu Team.
Put Windows 10 on your laptop. I dare you.
Then dock and undock a couple of times.
You'll wipe that Microsoft shit off your SSD so fast it will put out a measurable gravity wave...
No OS with "Disco" in it's name will ever be install on any computer equipment I am associated with.
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The situation with banks is due to government regulations.
Less and less people care about freedom of speech and favor enforcing religious values.
The modern religion is feminism, transforming into intersectionality.
At the it's core, government action shields people from the consequences of their actions.
Making the higher quality people pay the price for the lower quality people.
Quality as in the extent to which a person is productive, responsible and/or rational.
This allows religion to develop and get stronger.
In a free society their costs wouldn't be paid by others.
So I think religion also only exists because of government.
Thank you, Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden and so many others, for courageously defending humanity, my freedom and more!