{"id":43180,"date":"2022-09-30T16:14:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43180"},"modified":"2022-09-30T16:14:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:14:57","slug":"final-beta-of-ubuntu-22-10-kinetic-kudu-is-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/final-beta-of-ubuntu-22-10-kinetic-kudu-is-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Beta of Ubuntu 22.10 ‘Kinetic Kudu’ is Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ubuntu 22.10, code name ‘Kinetic Kudu’, is now in beta stage. The final release expected on October 20, 2022. See what’s new in the next release of the popular Linux distribution.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu 22.10 features Linux Kernel 5.19<\/b> with new hardware support. The default desktop environment is GNOME 43<\/b>, that features a new flat system menu.<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu 22.10 new system menu<\/p><\/div>\n

The ‘Background’ settings tab has been removed from Gnome Control Center. Instead, user can choose wallpaper using the ‘Appearance’ tab. And, a new ‘Ubuntu Desktop’ tab is present for the dock and desktop icons settings.<\/p>\n

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New Ubuntu Desktop settings tab<\/p><\/div>\n

Files app (aka Nautilus) has been ported to GTK4 plus LibAdwaita, so it has adaptive UI that show\/hide left sidebar automatically according to app window size. In addition, the “undo” pop up has been moved to bottom in file manager, which no longer interrupt your workflow. Context (right-click) menu, file properties, and about dialog have been redesigned with touch-friendly UI.<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu 22.10 Desktop finally uses Pipewire as default sound server<\/b> instead of Pulseaudio. WebP<\/b> image format is supported out-of-the-box. And, gedit has been replaced with GNOME Text Editor.<\/p>\n

Other changes in Ubuntu 22.10 include:<\/p>\n