What’s new in Ubuntu 23.04

Ubuntu has long been a developer favourite and the preferred platform for Linux for gaming. Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 lays the foundations for a number of key strategic priorities around desktop deployment, identity management and gaming.

For IT managers looking to deploy Ubuntu Desktop at scale, the new desktop installer delivers new tools for custom image configuration and network based deployment.

Ubuntu 23.04 also extends its identity management integration to support industry shifts towards cloud-based identity providers.

Developers and daily users of Ubuntu will also find a range of enhancements to their desktop experience, from the new features included in GNOME 44, to improved desktop snap functionality and a streamlined gaming setup experience.

Our discussion hosts:
Oliver Smith, Product Manager, Ubuntu Desktop
Ken Vandine, Engineering Manager, Ubuntu Desktop
Jean-Baptiste Lallement, Engineering Manager, Enterprise Desktop
Massimiliano Gori, Product Manager, Identity
Rajan Patel, Product Manager, Landscape
Tim Holmes-Mitra, Engineering Director, Ubuntu Desktop

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[Alexander-ixjp]

@13:20 💯 👍🏻 Well done with the Steam Snap! Gamer myself here, together with all the other things that you guys ship out of the box (newest graphics drivers, Gamescope, Gamemode, triple buffering vsync etc.), this makes Ubuntu an optimal choice for me. Wtg! Thank you!

[rudrapednekar]

Im waiting for the ubuntu 23.10. Very excited to try the gnome 45 and new and better installer.

[turriddu]

I am using Ubuntu for years now, mainly to run Laminar Research's X-Plane flight simulator 12 . Since Ubuntu 23.04, X-P does not launch at all, with error messages about Vulkan drivers or hardware not found . I tried replacing the Wayland interface with X11, also different Nvidia drivers (I have a Nvidia GTX 1080 board) but it does not help. Only returning to Ubuntu 22.10 makes XP12 work again.
Plus, I was not able to install a fresh Ubuntu 23.04 using the official iso from an USB stick. I had to install 22.10 first and then upgrade to 23.04.
I also noticed that, although 23.04 detects my Nvidia board and installs the corresponding drivers, it chooses initially the Xorg driver instead of Nvidia's.

[mikenelson]

What's new?
A whole lotta bugs which make the experience awful with no fixes until next year when the new version comes out with a whole lotta newer bugs.

[securelinuxchannel]

I use Kubuntu
very nicely run ..without any bugs

[elprincipito]

ubuntu is the better distro of linux... i love godbuntu (i use ubuntu since 6.10)