Liam Proven'Questing Quokka' enters UI freeze as Ubuntu 25.10 nears release
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/ubuntu_2510/
Rust coreutils, TPM encryption, and GNOME 49 line up for October debut
<- by me on @theregister
Will Duckworth@lproven @theregister Saying that Ubuntu starting 21 years ago has made me feel quite old today.... 😂
A good piece as always Liam
A good piece as always Liam
Thank you very much!
The 24.10 release (Oracular Oriole) had a little "20 years" banner on the loading screen. It was only there for 6 months, and I rather miss it already.
(An under-promoted way to avoid messages about Ubuntu Pro is to run interim releases. ;-) )
I think DedoIMedo had a good point here:
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-old-problems-new-solutions.html
There was a high point in desktop Linux, and it was about 12-13 years ago.
Linux - Recreating old problems with new tools
Article discussing the phenomenon of atomic distributions and numerous associated risks and perils for the Linux desktop, including lack of productizatiom, market share, problems with package management, software distribution and would-be software stores, commercial versus community model, trust and security, Google model, major usability regressions over the past decade, fresh fragmentation, monetary factors, bad timing and missing bigger picture, repetition of effort, battle of egos, and still more