Ubuntu 25.10: Rust instead of C, Wayland instead of X11

The Linux distribution Ubuntu 25.10 uses Rust-based system components. The GNOME desktop, which has been updated to version 49, now only runs on Wayland.

Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' brings an array of advances - plus some trouble

ZDNET's key takeaways Ready or not, Ubuntu's default display will be Wayland.The new Ubuntu includes the first user-facing ...
Ars Technica

Ubuntu 18.04: Unity is gone, GNOME is back—and Ubuntu has never been better

Canonical recently released Ubuntu 18.04, the company's latest iteration of its popular Linux distribution, nicknamed Bionic Beaver. Ubuntu 18.04 is a Long Term Support (LTS) release and will receive ...
PC World

Here’s what’s new in 7 Ubuntu 15.04 offshoot ‘flavors,’ from Kubuntu to Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu 15.04 wasn’t the only new Ubuntu desktop released last week . Seven of the nine official Ubuntu “flavors” released new versions based on Ubuntu 15.04. These all use the same low-level Ubuntu ...