Reditr ubuntu 17.105/31/2023 ![]() Google mandates 4.4+ kernel for Oreo - Starting this year with smartphones which ship with Android Oreo, Google is requiring that all SoCs productized in 2017 must launch with kernel 4.4 or newer.Victory! - It’s most likely really the Phoenix OS kernel as it carries slight unique modifications in comparison to Android-x86 and it’s forks. ![]() Phoenix OS urged to open source their kernel - So a dedicated fan of the platform, Karol Putra, has created a petition in hopes that it will change their minds.As Reddit is now a larger player on the web, it is hard for us to be strategic in our planning when everyone can see what code we are committing. Reddit closes its source - Open-source makes it hard for us to develop some features “in the clear” (like our recent video launch) without leaking our plans too far in advance.17.10 Beta 1 of Ubuntu flavours released - The first beta is available today for the Ubuntu 17.10 “Artful Aardvark” release for the flavors opting in to participate in this development milestone ahead of the official launch in October.Ubuntu Rally in NYC - The Ubuntu Rally, taking place in New York City September 25th-29th, is a forward-thinking five day software hackathon attended by major software vendors, Ubuntu developers working at every level of the stack, and community contributors.Overall, I’d still say if you’re a fan of GNOME, or Ubuntu, it’s at least worth a look, maybe you’ll love it. Overall, I don’t mind the new Ubuntu, but it’s choppy animations did disappoint me on this machine. ![]() I ran into issues right off the hop with this Ubuntu release, which makes me a little wary, however, I’ve always been known to be able to find bugs where bugs shouldn’t exist, or break things without touching them.So I’m not really surprised, and your mileage may likely vary. However, if you are running an older version, you will first need to update to 17.04, and then 17.10 after. That said, if you are running 17.04, upgrading is simple: Keep in mind, that Ubuntu 17.10 is not a LTS release (long term support), and is more of a stable testing ground for Ubuntu 18.04. ![]() Nothing really innovative or exciting to me, about the current application selection, but all-around good choices for appealing to the masses needs. Ubuntu comes with the pretty standard package of applications, such as: It wasn’t horrendous, but still easily noticeable. I did notice however that even with my decently powered system, animations lagged or were choppy, when I did things like open the applications menu. My graphics card does not work with the default Nouveau open source Nvidia driver, I need to install the proprietary driver if I want to use my video card for anything, thankfully Ubuntu has a driver tool to make that process easier than doing it by hand. The main reason for this I feel, is because the dock on the left hand of the screen that normally is hidden, is always visible in the new styling, and just the way the interface feels, almost makes this feel more like a different version of Unity, albeit, a better one. It’s a popular fix when having video card issues at first boot.Īs previously stated, Ubuntu now uses GNOME for its desktop environment, although to be honest, it still feels like Unity. The solution: edit the boot parameters and add ‘nomodeset’ to the kernel line, which tells the kernel to wait to load video drivers and use BIOS modes until X is loaded first. ![]() Upon booting up again, I was faced with an error I photographed with my phone, because I couldn’t even boot into the system. Entire system lockup when I tried to proceed to the next screen. I got a couple of screens in, where you are asked if you wish to install updates during installation, and whether you want plugins and codecs installed and then suddenly it hangs. Immediately upon booting, I was brought to the “Try or Install†type screen, where I selected install. So, installation of Ubuntu 17.10 did not go as smooth as I had hoped, considering its extremely recent release date, but alas, we don’t always win when playing with recent hardware.
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