Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will, by default, no Mir-displayserver contain. Also will the Unity 8 interface is not to be offered, but remains Unity 7 as the basis. Will Trusty Tahr improved trim support for ssd’s and Ubuntu Touch on term Android apps can run on.
In the run-up to the april scheduled LTS release, where LTS stands for Long-Term Support, Canonical adopted a number of decisions for the further development of the Ubuntu operating system. The main conclusion is that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will not will have the Mir-displayserver. The Canonical-developed replacement for X.org Server is still not marked stable, and especially of the Xmir compatibility layer still causes problems. Previously got Mir for similar reasons, the release of Ubuntu 13.10.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will also not on Unity 8 will rotate, but on the stable Unity 7 gui. Both choices are according to the Ubuntu developers made to the upcoming LTS release, which is five years by Canonical will be supported, as stable as possible. Both Mir if Unity 8 will step to the next point-releases will be added and they will remain the foundation of Ubuntu Touch.
Mark Shuttleworth made known that Ubuntu Touch in time, Android apps can run, whether or not using a dualboot-construction on a tablet or smartphone, but it will probably still have some releases take a while before it actually will be. Priority for Canonical is to find partners to provide the hardware to produce the first Ubuntu Touch versions will run. Shuttleworth claims that a number of ‘famous names’ are interested in Ubuntu Touch, but concrete announcements, which he did not.
The arm-versions of Ubuntu will be suitable to be used for 64bit chips. Thus says Canonical in wanting to play on the developments in the arm-processormarkt, where not only Apple chooses for 64bit chips, but also serverfabrikanten warm interest for such processors,
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, codename Trusty Tahr, will also, by default, the trim function is activated when installing on a ssd is detected, reports Phoronix. Until now, the required discard in the mount-setting is not yet activated, so an ssd term is slower. Canonical wants to prestatieredenen the trim function to include in a cron job and not level. Also, will the trim functionality via the fstrim command in both the desktop and touch-edition of Ubuntu be included.