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Further known issues, mostly pertaining to the desktop environment, can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PluckyPuffin/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM <ubuntu-studio-devel-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> wrote: > > Send ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list submissions to > ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ubuntu-studio-devel-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ubuntu-studio-devel-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-studio-devel digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Ubuntu Studio 25.04 Beta Released! (Erich Eickmeyer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:42:47 -0700 > From: Erich Eickmeyer <eeickme...@ubuntu.com> > To: ubuntu-studio-us...@lists.ubuntu.com, > ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Ubuntu Studio 25.04 Beta Released! > Message-ID: > <0ee4c93c0009d2e0b5322a9766a9932022052640.ca...@ubuntu.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the beta release of > Ubuntu Studio 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin”.While this beta is > reasonably free of any showstopper installer bugs, you will find some > bugs within. This image is, however, mostly representative of what you > will find when Ubuntu Studio 25.04 is released on April 17, 2025. > We encourage everyone to try this image and report bugs to improve our > final release. > Special NotesThe Ubuntu Studio 25.04 image (ISO) exceeds 4 GB and cannot be > downloaded to some file systems such as FAT32 and may not be readable > when burned to a DVD. For this reason, we recommend downloading to a > compatible file system. When creating a boot medium, we > recommend creating a bootable USB stick [3] with the ISO image or > burning to a Dual-Layer DVD. > Images can be obtained from this > link: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/25.0 [4]4/beta/ > [4] > Full updated information, including Upgrade Instructions, are available > in the Release Notes [5]. [6] > New Features This ReleaseThis release is more evolutionary rather than > revolutionary. While we > work hard to bring new features, this one was not one where we had > anything major to report. Here are a few highlights: > * Plasma 6.3 is now the default desktop environment, an upgrade from > Plasma 6.1. > * PipeWire continues to improve with every release.. Version 1.2.7 > * The Default Panel Icons are now back. The default panel now > populates depending on which applications are available, so that > there are never empty icons if you choose the minimal install, and > then install one or more of our featured applications. This refresh > to the default is done every reboot, so it’s not a live update. > Additionally, it must be refreshed manually from the User side > either by selecting the Global Theme or removing the panel and > adding “Ubuntu Studio Default Panel”. > * While not included in this Beta, Darktable will be upgraded to 5.0.0 > before final release. > Major Package Upgrades * Ardour version 8.12.0 > * Qtractor version 1.5.3 > * Audacity version 3.7.3 > * digiKam version 8.5.0 > * Kdenlive version 24.12.3 > * Krita version 5.2.9 > * GIMP version 3.0.0 > There are many other improvements, too numerous to list here. We > encourage you to look around the freely-downloadable ISO image. > Known Issues * The installer was supposed to be able to keep the screen from > locking, [1]but this will still happen after 15 minutes. Please > keep the screen active during installation. As a workaround if you > know you will be keeping your machine unattended during > installation, press Alt-Space to invoke Krunner (this even works > from the Install Ubuntu Studio versus the Try Ubuntu Studio live > environment) and type “System Settings”. From there, search for > “Screen Locking” and deactivate “Lock automatically after…”. > > Another possible workaround is to click on “Switch User” and then > re-login as “Live User” without a password if this happens. > * You will be prompted, upon first login of any new user, to reboot to > apply proper audio configurations for audio production. This is > intentional and is a workaround for the installer’s inability > to configure the first user as part of the “audio” group or for new > users to be added to the audio group automatically. [2] > * The Installer background and slideshow still show the Oracular > Oriole mascot. This is work in progress, to be fixed in a daily > release sometime between now and final release. > Official Ubuntu Studio release notes can be found > at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-studio-25-04-release-notes/ > Further known issues, mostly pertaining to the desktop environment, can > be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PluckyPuffin/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu > Additionally, the main Ubuntu release notes contain more generic > issues: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/plucky-puffin-release-notes/ > How You Can HelpPlease test using the test cases on > https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com. All you > need is a Launchpad [7] account to get started. > Additionally, we need financial contributions. Our project lead, Erich > Eickmeyer, is working long hours on this project and trying to generate > a part-time income. Go here [8] to see how you can contribute > financially (options are also in the sidebar). > Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: Does Ubuntu Studio contain snaps? > A: Yes. Mozilla’s distribution agreement with Canonical changed, and > Ubuntu was forced to no longer distribute Firefox in a native .deb > package. We have found that, after numerous improvements, Firefox now > performs just as well as the native .deb package did. > Thunderbird is also a snap this cycle in order for the maintainers to > get security patches delivered faster. > Additionally, Freeshow is an Electron-based application. Electron-based > applications cannot be packaged in the Ubuntu repositories in that they > cannot be packaged in a traditional Debian source package. While such > apps do have a build system to create a .deb binary package, it > circumvents the source package build system in Launchpad, which is > required when packaging for Ubuntu. However, Electron apps also have a > facility for creating snaps, which can be uploaded and included. > Therefore, for Freeshow to be included in Ubuntu Studio, it had to be > packaged as a snap. > > Also, to keep theming consistent, all included themes are snapped in > addition to the included .deb versions so that snaps stay consistent > with out themes. > We are working with Canonical to make sure that the quality of snaps > goes up with each release, so we please ask that you give snaps a > chance instead of writing them off completely. > Q: If I install this Beta release, will I have to reinstall when the > final release comes out? > A: No. If you keep it updated, your installation will automatically > become the final release. However, if Audacity returns to the Ubuntu > repositories before final release, then you might end-up with a double- > installation of Audacity. Removal instructions of one or the other will > be made available in a future post. > Q: Will you make an ISO with {my favorite desktop environment}? > A: To do so would require creating an entirely new flavor of Ubuntu, > which would require going through the Official Ubuntu Flavor > application process. Since we’re completely volunteer-run, we don’t > have the time or resources to do this. Instead, we recommend you > download the official flavor for the desktop environment of your choice > [9] and use Ubuntu Studio Installer [10] to get Ubuntu Studio – which > does *not* convert that flavor to Ubuntu Studio but adds its benefits. > Q: What if I don’t want all these packages installed on my machine? > A: We now include a minimal install option. Install using the minimal > install option, then use Ubuntu Studio Installer to install what you > need for your very own content creation studio. > > [1] The installer was supposed to be able to keep the screen from locking, > https://launchpad.net/bugs/2062402 > [2] configure the first user as part of the “audio” group or for new users to > be added to the audio group automatically. > https://launchpad.net/bugs/2063899 > [3] creating a bootable USB stick > https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#1-overview > [4] https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/25.0 > https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/25.04/beta/ > [5] Release Notes > https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-studio-25-04-release-notes/ > [6] . https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GroovyGorilla/Beta/UbuntuStudio > [7] Launchpad https://launchpad.net/ > [8] Go here https://ubuntustudio.org/contribute/ > [9] official flavor for the desktop environment of your choice > https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours > [10] Ubuntu Studio Installer > https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-studio-devel/attachments/20250327/81004720/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > -- > ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list > ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > > > ------------------------------ > > End of ubuntu-studio-devel Digest, Vol 202, Issue 1 > ***************************************************
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