For 13.04, I've made separate posts
for some flavours with videos, etc., but there aren't so many changes
in the latest 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) release, so I've made a quick
summary instead.
Kubuntu 13.10
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| Muon Discover |
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| Muon Discover |
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| New User Manager |
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| KDE Connect (available in the repositories; screenshot via jfdesignnet.com) |
Kubuntu 13.10 changes:
- Kubuntu 13.10 ships with KDE SC 4.11 which includes changes such as:
- the taskbar has been ported to
QtQuick and while it looks the same as before, it should be more
consistent and fluid in behavior;
- the battery widget now supports keyboard brightness and can deal
with multiple batteries and peripheral devices like wireless mice and
keyboards;
- Nepomuk received massive performance improvements;
- Muon Discover (the application was
introduced with Kubutnu 13.04, but it wasn't installed by default), a
Muon Suite front-end that makes it easier to find and install new
software, is installed by default in Kubuntu 13.10, replacing Muon
Software Center;
- A new, simpler way to manage system users has been added: User Manager
- Kubuntu Installer: You can install updates and extra packages from the installer via WiFi;
- KDE Telepathy received better text editing and improved notifications
- Simpler UI for the Network Manager applet;
- The Kubuntu documentation is once again available, either through the Help application or by visiting docs.kubuntu.org
- KDE-Connect is available in the
repositories (not installed by default) - this is an exiting new tool
that can connect to your Android device and perform various actions like
Clipboard Sync, remote multimedia control, notifications sync,
telephony notifier or report the battery status (the notifications
plugin needs Android 4.3 to work).
Lubuntu 13.10
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| Pcmanfm with built-in search utility |
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| Box icons |
Lubuntu 13.10 changes:
- Chromium browser has been replaced by Firefox;
- New version of pcmanfm / libfm (1.1.0) which includes a built-in search utility;
- Catfish has been removed from the default installation;
- XScreensaver has been removed (LightDM
is now used for screen locking but there's a pretty serious bug here
unless I'm missing something: if you switch to TTY7 after locking the
screen - using Ctrl + Alt + 7 -, you can access the desktop without
having to unlock the screen so without having to enter any password!);
- ZRam has been added enabling the desktop installer to work on lower RAM machines;
- artwork updates, including many new icons for the default icon theme "Box".
Xubuntu 13.10
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| New Display dialog with proper multi-monitor support |
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| gtk-theme-cofig |
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| New folder icons |
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| Xubuntu 13.10 LightDM greeter |
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| Numix, one of the themes preinstalled in Xubuntu 13.10 |
Xubuntu 13.10 changes:
- xfce4-settings was updated, bringing a new dialog to set up multiple displays, among others;
- apt-offline is now installed by default
along with instructions on using it in the Xubuntu documentation. This
tool allows for easier access to package archives in
bandwidth-constrained conditions as well as when a computer lacks an
always-on connection to the Internet;
- gtk-theme-config, a tool that allows changing the theme colors, was added by default;
- artwork updates: new folder icons
(inherited from elementary icon theme), updated LightDM greeer, new
wallpaper and updated GTK themes which should work with both GTK 3.8 and
3.10.
Ubuntu GNOME 13.10
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| GNOME Shell 3.8 under Ubuntu GNOME 13.10 |
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| GNOME Classic session is installed by default |
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| GDM 3.8 in Ubuntu GNOME 13.10 |
Ubuntu GNOME 13.10 changes:
- Ubuntu GNOME 13.10 ships with most of GNOME 3.8 by default;
- GNOME 3.6 packages included with Ubuntu GNOME 13.10: Epiphany, GNOME Terminal and GNOME System Settings;
- The new GNOME Classic session is included by default - to use it, select "GNOME Classic" from the login screen;
- Ubuntu Online Accounts is no longer included by default;
- New logo for the Plymouth bootloader and login screen;
- Not exactly related to this release, but Ubuntu GNOME has for about a month a new "OneStop" wiki page where you'll find links with everything you need to know about Ubuntu GNOME.
