New update for Linux
Posted on: 22/Apr/2016 11:12:49 AM
Ubuntu 16.04, or Xenial Xerus, was launched by Canonical on Thursday. This is an upgrade that will be supported for the next five years, and will be the latest version for all desktop, server and cloud editions. It will be available for download from Thursday.
The Ubuntu 16.04 has four major technology advancements. Denial Xerus is the sixth Long Term Support release for Ubuntu. However, this is the first time that the platform is supported on mainframes.
In an official release, the company said, It marks the first time the platform is supported on mainframes, making it one of the world`s largest and most powerful Linux systems. The new features will provide faster and simpler software delivery and operations and will form the foundation of many builds based on Ubuntu for every sector of IT.
Canonical will begin to phase in a rolling package upgrading system during the current release cycle. Snap is a fully functional feature in this release. It is easy to update - expect updates through four-to-six week cycles. Snap on the desktop will get the same treatment as phone updates. We will start to see more over-the-air updates.
The company`s solutions resonate with several key market trends. Snap is the major innovation in all Ubuntu desktop editions. It is a new packaging format that runs alongside .deb, the traditional packaging format for Debian-based Linux distributions. Snaps will be available through the same ecosystem as the .deb packages.
The advantage of Snap is the ability to speed delivery of newer apps to desktop users. Updates, along with dependencies, are handled in a transactional manner. Only the deltas are updated. That approach brings greater efficiency to the distribution process. Snap provides greater security through isolation policies. Snap originated from the development of the Ubuntu phone. This furthers Canonical`s progress along the convergence path. Snap is a great step forward in terms of both security and creating a unified platform across desktops, mobile, tablet and IOT.
