Dustin Kirkland discusses the results of the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS default desktop application survey results, as well as the Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Devices roadmaps
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New for Ubuntu 17.10:
GNOME replaced Unity
Bluetooth improvements with a new BlueZ
Switched to libinput
4K/Multimonitor/HiDPI improvements
Upgraded to Network Manager 1.8
New Subiquity server installer
Minimal images (36MB, 20% smaller)
Autoremove old kernels from /boot
EXT4 encryption with fscrypt
Better GPU/CUDA support
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➢ Ultra fast “vm-lite” guests (bare metal speed)
➢ Any distribution of Linux - e.g. Ubuntu, CentOS
➢ Starts in less than 1 second
➢ 15x density of KVM or ESX for idle workloads
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other restful apps
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host B
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host C host D host ...
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