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The Ubuntu Desktop team announced the road-map for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS today, introducing two new default applications!<\/p>\n
As you may know, Ubuntu introduced some new default apps in recent releases, e.g., Security Center to manage snap app permissions, the container-focused Ptyxis terminal emulator, Papers document viewer, and Loupe image viewer.<\/p>\n
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According to the road-map, 2 new default applications will be made into the next Ubuntu 26.04 Long Term Support (LTS) release along with GNOME 50.<\/p>\n
They are:<\/p>\n
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Showtime is the core video player for GNOME<\/a> since version 49, meaning it’s also default in Fedora 43, Debian Forky, Arch etc Linux Distribution with vanilla Gnome Desktop environment.<\/p>\n As you see via the screenshot above, it features a distraction-free viewing experience with minimal interface clutter. Controls (e.g., play\/pause, seek-bar, and title-buttons) fade away automatically during playback so the screen is clean.<\/p>\n And, it supports essential features such as volume and playback speed control, rotate video, take screenshot, and multiple audio and subtitle tracks.<\/p>\n The player has been made into Ubuntu system repository since Ubuntu 25.04, while Ubuntu 24.04 and earlier may install it through Flatpak package<\/a> which runs in sandbox environment.<\/p>\n To install Showtime flatpak package, simply open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the 2 commands below one by one.<\/p>\n Tip: If this is the first time you install a flatpak package, then you may need a log out and back in to make app icon visible.<\/p>\n Resources<\/a> is a free open-source Rust written application that uses GTK4 + LibAdwaita to provide a modern UI for monitoring system processes and resources.<\/p>\n As you see, it supports monitoring running apps and processes, with CPU, GPU, Memory usage and Drive read\/write data on per app\/process basis, and actions to end, kill, halt, or continue app\/process.<\/p>\n And, it monitors the real-time usage of your system resources, such as CPU, GPU, Memory, Drive, and Network, in graphs along with basic info of your hardware properties.<\/p>\n As well, it shows the percentage of battery and its health, design capacity, charge circles, manufacturer, and the module name, etc information. For more about Resources, go to its project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Same to Showtime, all current Ubuntu releases can install Resources through Flatpak package<\/a>, by running the 2 commands below one by one.<\/p>\n Besides new default applications<\/strong>, Ubuntu 26.04 will also improve the performance and stability for Wayland on NVIDIA, add more controls for the disk encryption, such as ability add\/remove PIN\/passphrase after installation, and graphical option to re-encrypt a disk.<\/p>\n\n
sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.gnome.Showtime.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nResources system monitor and task manager<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nsudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n
flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/net.nokyan.Resources.flatpakref<\/pre>\n