The test results show that the native Ubuntu runs more powerfully, but the performance score of Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) is not far behind.

The test results are as follows:

 For users who need to use different working environments, the performance of WSL2 on the Win11 system is already quite good.

 Overall, the experience of running the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS release via WSL2 has been quite pleasant.

 Microsoft will expand WSL2 functionality in the future, adding graphics / 3D applications, video acceleration and other functions.

 For multi-workload users who don't care much about performance, WSL2 is a good choice.

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Ubuntu 23.04, dubbed ‘Lunar Lobster’, comes with the latest Linux 6.2 kernel series and the recently released GNOME 44 desktop environment series. These two changes, which bring a host of new features, will encourage many Ubuntu users to upgrade their existing installations.

Another major change to the Ubuntu 23.04 release is the installation of a completely new version of Ubuntu Desktop, which has been in development for several years and is written entirely using the Google Flutter UI SDK. While retaining the functionality of the old installer, the new installer lacks support for the new ZFS installation.

Those who want to deploy Ubuntu using the ZFS file system can still do so using the old ISO image. Under the hood, the new desktop installer takes advantage of the functionality of the Ubuntu server installer, Subiquity.

Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” also brings three new official Ubuntu versions, Ubuntu Unity, Ubuntu Cinnamon and Edubuntu, as well as native Azure Active Directory ( Microsoft Azure AD) support, allowing Microsoft 365 Enterprise users to authenticate on Ubuntu using Microsoft 365 or Azure credentials for the desktop.

Ubuntu 23.04 also improves cross-platform development workflows, adds new hardware support for a wide range of ARMhf, AArch64, RISC-V and s390x devices, adds support for private PPA in debuginfod and introduces a new minimal ISO image for interested users to fully customise their Ubuntu installation.

Snap support has been improved in the Lunar Lobster release to include new refresh-aware functionality for Snap on the Ubuntu desktop, the ability to pause specific Snap auto-updates, a stable version of Steam Snap for Linux gamers, and hardware-accelerated rendering of Firefox for Raspberry Pi computers. Snap.

Under the hood, Ubuntu 23.04 comes with the latest toolchain, such as the GCC 13 system compiler, the Mesa 23 graphics stack, NetworkManager 1.42 network connection manager, PipeWire 0.3.65 multimedia framework, BlueZ 5.66 2 Bluetooth stack and system 252.5 initialisation system.

Official Ubuntu releases come with updated graphical environments, such as KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS for Kubuntu and Ubuntu Studio, Xfce 4.18 for Xubuntu, LXQt 1.2 for Lubuntu, Budgie 10.7 for Ubuntu Budgie, Unity 7.7 for Ubuntu Unity, Cinnamon 5.6 for Ubuntu Cinnamon and MATE 1.28 for Ubuntu MATE.

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Canonical is also planning to make the HWE kernel update available in the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS distribution in July.

The main thing to note is that Livepatch is an entitlement to the Ubuntu Pro subscription service, which allows you to upgrade the Linux kernel without rebooting.

Ubuntu Pro was officially released on January 27, 2023, and is available as a free subscription on up to 5 devices for personal and small business use.

Livepatch patches the Linux kernel while the system is running, eliminating the need for unplanned maintenance windows for high-severity and critical kernel vulnerabilities and reducing downtime and unplanned work.

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Ubuntu flavors provide a unique way to experience Ubuntu with different default applications, settings, packages and updates provided by the Ubuntu Archive.

Lukasz Zemczak announced the news on the Ubuntu mailing list: “It is my pleasure to inform you that Ubuntu Cinnamon has been voted by the Technical Board to become the official flavor of Ubuntu! Welcome to the family! “

Cinnamon is a desktop environment made by Linux Mint developers and released as the default environment of the Linux Mint distribution. Although Linux Mint is also based on Ubuntu, Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix is closer to Ubuntu’s style than Linux Mint.

Cinnamon is a forked version of the GNOME3 project, using the GTK3 library and key GNOME 3 applications, and its appearance is closer to the Win7 system, which is convenient for users to transition from Windows to Ubuntu Cinnamon.

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Thirteen years after the release of the Ubuntu Font, Canonical has announced an update to the Ubuntu Font and plans to release it with Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” Canonical has invited the community to test the new version of the font and welcomes Canonical has invited the community to test the new version of the font and welcomes feedback from users by way of screenshots.

Attached is the command to upgrade and try new fonts as follows. After the installation is complete, the system needs to be restarted. However, it should be noted that the official method of rolling back to the previous font has not yet been announced.

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Oliver Smith, Ubuntu project manager, made a related introduction is as follows:

"Lunar Lobster can bring good luck to IT administrators deploying and managing Ubuntu Desktop. For Ubuntu players, a stable version of Steam's snap package will also be released soon.

The classic Ubuntu Desktop installer will be replaced by Subiquity, which not only keeps the desktop and server code consistent, but also provides a more refined first-time user experience. Ubuntu 23.04 will also transition to GNOME 44, improving the experience for all users."

Canonical officially prepared 10 new wallpapers for Ubuntu 23.04:

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The Canonical team confirmed today that the Ubuntu 23.04 development board will be based on Linux 6.2. Ubuntu 23.04 is scheduled to be released on April 20, with a kernel freeze on April 6.

Linux 6.2 is the latest and most stable kernel version available, and Linux 6.3 is expected to be released in late April or early May. Linux 6.1 is an LTS long-term support release.

Dimitri John Ledkov, a long-time Ubuntu developer at Canonical, posted comments on the mailing list today, which IT House translated as follows.

"For the time being, no 6.1 kernel will be available for any Ubuntu flavors in the Lunar distribution, all flavors will be based on Linux 6.2."

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This news means that the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version will also be upgraded to the Linux 6.2 kernel in the near future. According to the previous update history, the kernel provided in the Ubuntu short-term support version is usually backported to the latest in the LTS version of .

Therefore, it is best for the users to stick to the LTS version, which can get longer support and wait for Linux 6.2.

Linux 6.2 brings several content updates, fixes the running freeze problem of AMD Ryzen processor devices after enabling fTPM, and enhances the file system.

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Canonical engineer J-P Nurmi has been optimizing the automated installation process and integrating support for Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in the GUI.

Shared is the interface of the new Ubuntu desktop installer as follows, based on the latest public Pull Request. When users run Ubuntu 23.04 distribution via Live image, “autoinstall” is set as a kernel command line option to run the automatic installation directly.

Canonical plans to enable the new installer in the Ubuntu 23.04 desktop ISO image.

Canonical’s efforts this year are focused on improving the stability and reliability of the new installer, with more features expected to be introduced in next year’s Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release to meet the needs of users.

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This will be Canonical’s 38th Ubuntu release, an extremely short-lived so-called interim release that only supports software and security updates for nine months until January 2024.

The 6-month development cycle officially kicked off with the upload of the toolchain at the end of October 2022, and the first Ubuntu test week will start as soon as December 29 next month. Until then, we’re waiting for the daily build ISOs to appear on the official servers in order to give our upcoming release a test run.

According to the release schedule, the beta version of Ubuntu 23.04 will be available for public testing on March 30, 2023, shortly after the second “Ubuntu Beta Week” event kicks off in the first week of March.

Other important development phases for Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” include a Feature Freeze and a Debian Import Freeze, both scheduled for February 23, a Kernel Freeze scheduled for April 6, and the final image release scheduled for April 13, 2023.

While it’s too early to talk about what’s new in Ubuntu 23.04, it’s believed that it will be powered by the upcoming GNOME 44 desktop environment, which is scheduled for release on March 22, 2023 and is likely powered by the upcoming Linux 6.2 kernel series. driver, the kernel should be released in early or mid-February 2023.

Other new GNU/Linux technologies in the Lunar Lobster release include GCC 13 as an optional system compiler, LLVM 16, Python 3.11 by default, GNU Binutils 2.40, GNU C Library 2.37, OpenLDAP 2.6, Go 1.20, and PolicyKit 122.

In addition, Ubuntu 23.04 also seems to be able to introduce the long-awaited new installer written in Flutter.

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