Ubuntu 23.04 is now ready for you to download. It comes with some improvements to Azure Active Directory support, a new Steam snap, GNOME 44, and two new flavours: Cinnamon and Edubuntu.
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In the latest round of comparisons to see the performance delta between Linux and Windows 11, the recently launched Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor was taken for a test. It came out on top in Linux.
Canonical has released Ubuntu 23.04 Beta for interested parties to download and try out. It comes with the Linux 6.2 kernel for newer hardware support and a brand-new desktop installer.
Canonical is calling on the Ubuntu community to test out the updated Ubuntu Font and report any issues with screenshots. Most of the improvements are to scripts that do not use the Latin alphabet.
Canonical has released the default wallpaper for Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster". This time the company said it has gone with an astrology wallpaper due to the adjective used in the upcoming release.
Ubuntu 23.04 will ship with Linux 6.2 instead of Linux 6.1. The newer kernel will likely be backported to Ubuntu 22.04 as part of a hardware enablement (HWE) update, increasing new hardware support.
Linux users who run AMD Ryzen systems can be very happy today. Latest testing data shows that the newer Linux platform is showing very significant performance gains over the last few years.
Canonical has begun releasing Ubuntu 23.04 daily builds. They are cutting edge images that tend to be unstable, so you shouldn't install them on your production machines. Ubuntu 23.04 is due April 20.
