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posted by CoolHand on Saturday April 25 2015, @04:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-idea-what-a-vervet-is-and-ruh-roh-systemd dept.

Ubuntu 15.04 has now been released; full details are at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes

Notable new features:
- Unity 7.3
- LibreOffice 4.4
- Firefox 37
- Chromium 41

Low-level and server changes include:
- Linux kernel 3.19
- The move from upstart to systemd
- A new version of OpenStack
- Ubuntu Core (Snappy) - a variant to be used as a core OS for other software projects

OMGubuntu coverage is here: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/04/ubuntu-15-04-download-new-features
Slashdot commentary/griping at: http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/04/24/1245209/ubuntu-1504-released-first-version-to-feature-systemd

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @02:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @02:50PM (#175066)

    Sharks are fossils too, yet they rule the seas just as much today as they did hundreds of millions of years ago. Old is different from bad.

    The tool to select depends on the task at hand.

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