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- | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 is the fourth release of this relatively new Ubuntu flavor which uses the Unity interface. Out on 14 October, 2021, this is the final “standard” release of three, leading to the next long term support (LTS) version which is due out on 21 April, 2022. | + | **Ubuntu Unity 21.10 is the fourth release of this relatively new Ubuntu flavor which uses the Unity interface. Out on 14 October, 2021, this is the final “standard” release of three, leading to the next long term support (LTS) version which is due out on 21 April, 2022. |
Up until this release, each new Ubuntu Unity version has been better than the previous one, building on strengths, but Ubuntu Unity 21.10 has reversed that trend and has some issues that will need ironing out prior to the LTS release. | Up until this release, each new Ubuntu Unity version has been better than the previous one, building on strengths, but Ubuntu Unity 21.10 has reversed that trend and has some issues that will need ironing out prior to the LTS release. | ||
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System requirements | System requirements | ||
- | Ubuntu Unity does not detail any system requirements but it is probably reasonable to assume that it is the same as Ubuntu 21.10 – requiring a minimum of a 2 GHz dual-core processor and 4 GiB of RAM. | + | Ubuntu Unity does not detail any system requirements but it is probably reasonable to assume that it is the same as Ubuntu 21.10 – requiring a minimum of a 2 GHz dual-core processor and 4 GiB of RAM.** |
- | Booting It Up | + | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 est la quatrième publication de cette saveur d’Ubuntu qui est relativement récente et qui utilise l’interface Unity. Sortie le 14 octobre 2021, cette publication est la dernière des trois versions « standards » qui mènent à la prochaine version à support à long terme (LTS), prévue le 21 avril 2022. |
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+ | Jusqu’à cette version, chaque nouvelle version d’Ubuntu Unity a été meilleure que la précédente, | ||
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+ | Exigences système | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Unity ne donne les détails d’aucune exigence système, mais c’est sans doute raisonnable de supposer qu’elles sont les mêmes que celles d’Ubuntu 21.10 – un processeur à double cœur et à 2 GHz au minimum et 4 Gio de RAM. | ||
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+ | **Booting It Up | ||
I downloaded the ISO file from the Ubuntu Unity website via BitTorrent and completed a SHA256 check on it to make sure that the downloaded file was good. I used UNetbootin to write it to a USB stick as it conveniently leaves the stick in FAT32 format. For testing, I ran it from the USB stick. | I downloaded the ISO file from the Ubuntu Unity website via BitTorrent and completed a SHA256 check on it to make sure that the downloaded file was good. I used UNetbootin to write it to a USB stick as it conveniently leaves the stick in FAT32 format. For testing, I ran it from the USB stick. | ||
- | I tested Ubuntu Unity 21.10 on new, high-end hardware with a 4.7 GHz quad-core processor and 32 GB of RAM, and, as expected, it ran very fast and smoothly. I also tested it on a ten year old laptop with a dual-core 2.9 GHz CPU and 4 GB of RAM, and performance was still good. | + | I tested Ubuntu Unity 21.10 on new, high-end hardware with a 4.7 GHz quad-core processor and 32 GB of RAM, and, as expected, it ran very fast and smoothly. I also tested it on a ten year old laptop with a dual-core 2.9 GHz CPU and 4 GB of RAM, and performance was still good.** |
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+ | J’ai téléchargé le fichier ISO du site Web d’Ubuntu Unity via BitTorrent et fait une vérification SHA256 dessus pour m’assurer que le fichier téléchargé était bon. J’ai utilisé UNetbootin pour l’écrire sur une clé USB, car, ainsi, la clé reste au format FAT32. Je l’ai lancé à partir de la clé pour les tests. | ||
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+ | J’ai testé Ubuntu Unity 21.10 sur du matériel neuf, haut de gamme, avec un processeur de quatre cœurs à 4,7 GHz et 32 Go de RAM et, comme attendu, son fonctionnement était très rapide et très fluide. Je l’ai également testé sur un portable de 10 ans avec un CPU à double cœur et à 2,9 GHz, et 4 Go de RAM et la performance était toujours bonne. | ||
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There is quite a bit that is new in this release. | There is quite a bit that is new in this release. | ||
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To start with, after many years of the Unity interface being stuck at version 7.5.0, a new version, 7.5.1, was released on 1 June, 2021, in good time for this release. This new version of Unity mostly brought just a long list of minor changes but, as the Ubuntu Unity 21.10 release announcement noted, also " | To start with, after many years of the Unity interface being stuck at version 7.5.0, a new version, 7.5.1, was released on 1 June, 2021, in good time for this release. This new version of Unity mostly brought just a long list of minor changes but, as the Ubuntu Unity 21.10 release announcement noted, also " | ||
- | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 also moved to the snap version of the Firefox web browser, following the lead of the mainstream Ubuntu 21.10 release. The developers of Firefox, Mozilla, had requested the move of Firefox to a snap package to simplify their support for it on Linux. Snap is a “distro-agnostic” packaging system that will allow one snap package to be used across all Linux distributions. Up until now, there have been multiple package formats in the Linux world, and moving Firefox to snap format makes Mozilla’s job much easier. It also means that users will get new Firefox releases automatically and several days sooner. | + | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 also moved to the snap version of the Firefox web browser, following the lead of the mainstream Ubuntu 21.10 release. The developers of Firefox, Mozilla, had requested the move of Firefox to a snap package to simplify their support for it on Linux. Snap is a “distro-agnostic” packaging system that will allow one snap package to be used across all Linux distributions. Up until now, there have been multiple package formats in the Linux world, and moving Firefox to snap format makes Mozilla’s job much easier. It also means that users will get new Firefox releases automatically and several days sooner.** |
- | Not everyone is happy with the move to snap for Firefox, at least so far. Because of the way snaps work, containing all dependencies, | + | Nouveautés |
- | The other Ubuntu flavors and the Ubuntu derivatives, | + | Cette version |
- | In testing out the snap version of Firefox on Ubuntu Unity 21.10, it opened quite quickly, ran fine, and integrated well for the window themes. | + | Pour commencer, après beaucoup d’années où l’interface Unity était bloquée à la version 7.5.0, une nouvelle version, la 7.5.1 a été publiée le 1er juin 2021, à temps pour cette publication. Cette nouvelle version d’Unity a apporté pour la plupart une longue liste de changements mineurs, mais, comme l’annonce de la sortie d' |
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+ | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 a également changé pour la version snap du navigateur Web Firefox, suivant l’exemple de la version principale d’Ubuntu 21.10. Les développeurs de Firefox, chez Mozilla, avait demandé un paquet snap pour simplifier sa prise en charge sous Linux. Snap est un système de paquetage qui ne se soucie pas précisément de la distribution et permettra l’utilisation d’un même paquet snap sur toutes les distributions Linux. Jusqu’à présent, il y a eu de multiples formats de paquets dans le monde de Linux et passer Firefox au format snap rend le travail de Mozilla beaucoup plus facile. Cela signifie aussi que les utilisateurs recevront les nouvelles versions de Firefox de façon automatique et plusieurs jours plus tôt. | ||
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+ | **Not everyone is happy with the move to snap for Firefox, at least so far. Because of the way snaps work, containing all dependencies, | ||
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+ | The other Ubuntu flavors and the Ubuntu derivatives, | ||
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+ | Le changement pour snap de Firefox ne plaît pas à tout le monde, du moins jusqu’ici. À cause de la façon dont fonctionnent les snaps, qui contiennent toutes les dépendances, | ||
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+ | La plupart des autres saveurs d’Ubuntu et des dérivés d’Ubuntu, comme Linux Mint, restent avec la version .deb pour la 21.10. Pour le moment, la prise en charge et des snaps et des .debs continuera, mais, un jour, le paquet .deb sera enlevé des dépôts d’Ubuntu, éventuellement dès la sortie des LTS au printemps 2022. À ce moment, les saveurs et dérivés d’Ubuntu devront décider comment réagir : changer pour la version snap de Firefox, compiler et maintenir leur propre fichier .deb, changer de navigateur, ou quelque autre solution. En utilisant le paquet snap de Firefox dans la 21.10, les développeurs d’Ubuntu Unity ont déjà pris leur décision, ce qui en fait des précurseurs et signifie qu’ils n’auront pas à se préoccuper de cela à l’avenir. | ||
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+ | **In testing out the snap version of Firefox on Ubuntu Unity 21.10, it opened quite quickly, ran fine, and integrated well for the window themes. | ||
This release also includes a new Plymouth boot screen image, and a new set of 13 wallpapers of which seven are “indri-themed”, | This release also includes a new Plymouth boot screen image, and a new set of 13 wallpapers of which seven are “indri-themed”, | ||
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Aside from the release itself, there have been other changes at the Ubuntu Unity project. The website has received an overhaul and now sports no images at all, not even a logo, just text. Gone too are all the past release announcements, | Aside from the release itself, there have been other changes at the Ubuntu Unity project. The website has received an overhaul and now sports no images at all, not even a logo, just text. Gone too are all the past release announcements, | ||
- | Ubuntu Unity also has a new simplified logo which has an attractive look. | + | Ubuntu Unity also has a new simplified logo which has an attractive look.** |
- | In addition, the project is moving its hosting to GitLab as a result of the need for more bandwidth due to the growth of traffic, all good signs! | + | Lors des tests de la version snap de Firefox sur Ubuntu Unity 21.10, le navigateur s’est ouvert assez rapidement, s’exécutait sans problèmes et s’intégrait bien aux thèmes de fenêtre. |
- | The project has also started developing its own snap store to replace the use of the Canonical snap store, snapcraft.io. To be called the lol snap store and located at lolsnap.org, | + | Cette version comprend aussi une nouvelle image dans l’écran de démarrage Plymouth et un nouvel ensemble de 13 papiers peints dont sept ont un thème apparenté à indri, car le nom de code du développement de la 21.10 est Impish Indri, d’après un primate de la famille des lémurs à Madagascar. |
- | Settings | + | Outre la publication elle-même il y a d’autres changements chez le projet Ubuntu Unity. Le site Web a été remanié et ne comporte maintenant aucune image, même pas un logo ; il n’y a que du texte. Les annonces des versions précédentes ont disparu aussi, bien que, heureusement, |
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+ | Ubuntu Unity a aussi un nouveau logo simplifié qui est attrayant. | ||
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+ | **In addition, the project is moving its hosting to GitLab as a result of the need for more bandwidth due to the growth of traffic, all good signs! | ||
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+ | The project has also started developing its own snap store to replace the use of the Canonical snap store, snapcraft.io. To be called the lol snap store and located at lolsnap.org, | ||
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+ | De plus, le projet sera maintenant hébergé sur GitLab à cause d’un besoin de plus de bande passante, car le trafic y a augmenté : | ||
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+ | Le projet a aussi commencé le développement de son propre magasin de snaps pour remplacer l’utilisation du magasin de snaps de Canonical, snapcraft.io. Il va s’appeler le lol snap store et sera à lolsnap.org ; | ||
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+ | **Settings | ||
In testing, it quickly became apparent that Ubuntu Unity 21.10 has some issues with its settings. | In testing, it quickly became apparent that Ubuntu Unity 21.10 has some issues with its settings. | ||
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In earlier Ubuntu Unity releases, additional window themes were included, but these could not be accessed from the limited controls in the Settings-Appearance menu. In later releases, the Unity Tweak Tool was included by default, and this allowed setting many more themes, but Ubuntu Unity 21.10 did not include it. | In earlier Ubuntu Unity releases, additional window themes were included, but these could not be accessed from the limited controls in the Settings-Appearance menu. In later releases, the Unity Tweak Tool was included by default, and this allowed setting many more themes, but Ubuntu Unity 21.10 did not include it. | ||
- | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 shipped with the same default theme as 21.04, which is Yaru-unity-dark. The Settings-Appearance menu allows setting only Adwaita, Ambiance, Radiance, and High Contrast, which means if you change away from the default Yaru-unity-dark, | + | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 shipped with the same default theme as 21.04, which is Yaru-unity-dark. The Settings-Appearance menu allows setting only Adwaita, Ambiance, Radiance, and High Contrast, which means if you change away from the default Yaru-unity-dark, |
- | Applications | + | Paramètres |
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+ | Lors des tests, il est rapidement devenu évident que Ubuntu Unity 21.10 a quelques problèmes avec ses paramètres. | ||
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+ | Dans des publications précédentes, | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 est livrée avec le même thème par défaut que la 21.04, c’est-à-dire Yaru-unity-dark. Le menu Paramètres-Apparence ne permet que le choix entre Adwaita, Ambiance, Radiance et High Contrast, ce qui signifie que, si vous choisissez autre chose que Yaru-unity-dark, | ||
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+ | **Applications | ||
Some of the applications included with Ubuntu Unity 21.10 are: | Some of the applications included with Ubuntu Unity 21.10 are: | ||
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Videos (Totem) 3.38.1 movie player | Videos (Totem) 3.38.1 movie player | ||
- | * indicates the same application version as used in Ubuntu Unity 21.04. | + | * indicates the same application version as used in Ubuntu Unity 21.04.** |
- | The Synaptic package manager, Remmina remote desktop client, and the Startup Disk Creator USB ISO writer, are all new applications for this release. Remmina and the Startup Disk Creator were both previously included in 20.10 but were deleted in the last release, Ubuntu Unity 21.04. | + | Applications |
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+ | Voici quelques-unes des applications comprises dans Ubuntu Unity 21.10 : | ||
+ | • Archive Manager (File Roller) 3.40.0 | ||
+ | • Cheese 3.38.0 application webcam* | ||
+ | • CUPS 2.3.3 système d’impression* | ||
+ | • Document Viewer (Evince) 40.4 visionneur de PDF | ||
+ | • Document Scanner (Simple Scan) 40.5 scanner optique | ||
+ | • Firefox 93.0 navigateur Web | ||
+ | • GDebi 0.9.5.7 installeur de paquets .deb* | ||
+ | • Gnome Calendar 41.0 calendrier du bureau | ||
+ | • Gnome Disks 41.0 gestionnaire de disques | ||
+ | • Gnome System Monitor 41.0 moniteur de système | ||
+ | • Gnome Terminal 3.38.1 émulateur de terminal* | ||
+ | • Gparted 1.2.0 éditeur des partitions | ||
+ | • Image Viewer (Eye of Gnome) 41.0 visionneur d’images | ||
+ | • LibreOffice 7.1.2 suite bureautique | ||
+ | • Nemo 4.8.6 gestionnaire de fichiers* | ||
+ | • PulseAudio 15.0 contrôleur audio | ||
+ | • Remmina 1.4.20 client de bureau à distance | ||
+ | • Rhythmbox 3.4.4 lecteur de musique* | ||
+ | • Shotwell 0.30.11 gestionnaire de photos* | ||
+ | • Startup Disk Creator 0.3.11 écriture d’ISO sur USB | ||
+ | • Synaptic 0.90.2 système de gestion de paquets | ||
+ | • Text Editor (gedit) 40.1 éditeur de texte | ||
+ | • Thunderbird 91.1.2 client mail | ||
+ | • Transmission 3.00-1 client bittorrent* | ||
+ | • Ubuntu Software (Gnome Software) 40.4 système de gestion de paquets | ||
+ | • Unity 7.5.1 interface | ||
+ | • Videos (Totem) 3.38.1 lecteur de vidéos | ||
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+ | * indique la même version de l’application que celle utilisée dans Ubuntu Unity 21.04. | ||
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+ | **The Synaptic package manager, Remmina remote desktop client, and the Startup Disk Creator USB ISO writer, are all new applications for this release. Remmina and the Startup Disk Creator were both previously included in 20.10 but were deleted in the last release, Ubuntu Unity 21.04. | ||
The re-introduction of the Startup Disk Creator is particularly odd, as it doesn' | The re-introduction of the Startup Disk Creator is particularly odd, as it doesn' | ||
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The applications removed from this release include the CompizConfig Settings Manager for desktop effects, the Kupfer application launcher, and the Timeshift system restore utility. I don’t think there was a strong user case to include these in the first place, so trimming them makes some good sense. | The applications removed from this release include the CompizConfig Settings Manager for desktop effects, the Kupfer application launcher, and the Timeshift system restore utility. I don’t think there was a strong user case to include these in the first place, so trimming them makes some good sense. | ||
- | The default file manager remains Nemo 4.8.6 which is a good choice as it integrates well with the Gnome desktop and has better features built into it than the standard Gnome file manager, Files (Nautilus). Nemo incorporates useful and obvious tools that Nautilus lacks, like an "up one level" arrow button. | + | The default file manager remains Nemo 4.8.6 which is a good choice as it integrates well with the Gnome desktop and has better features built into it than the standard Gnome file manager, Files (Nautilus). Nemo incorporates useful and obvious tools that Nautilus lacks, like an "up one level" arrow button.** |
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+ | Le gestionnaire de paquets Synaptic, le client de bureau à distance Remmina et le créateur de disque de démarrage sur USB sont tous de nouvelles applications pour cette version. Remmina et Startup Disk Creator était tous les deux compris dans la 20.10, mais supprimés dans la dernière verion, Ubuntu Unity 21.04. | ||
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+ | La ré-introduction du créateur de disque de démarrage est particulièrement bizarre, car vous ne pouvez pas écrire Ubuntu Unity sur une clé USB. Ainsi, son utilité est limitée, à moins de vouloir l’utiliser pour basculer vers une distribution différente. | ||
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+ | Les applications enlevées de cette publication comprennent CompizConfig Settings Manager pour les effets de bureau, le lanceur d’applications Kupfer et l’utilitaire de restauration du système Timeshift. Je ne pense pas qu’il y ait beaucoup d’utilisateurs qui souhaitaient que ces applis soient incluses, et les omettre était donc logique. | ||
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+ | Le gestionnaire de fichiers par défaut reste Nemo 4.8.6, qui est un bon choix, car il s’intègre bien dans le bureau Gnome et contient de meilleures fonctionnalités que le gestionnaire de fichiers standard de Gnome, Files (Nautilus). Des outils utiles et évidents qui manquent à Nautilus sont incorporés dans Nemo ; par exemple un bouton fléché « remonter d’un niveau ». | ||
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As in past releases, Ubuntu Unity 21.10 includes the Cheese webcam application and omits a default CD/DVD burning application – which makes sense given that it has been many years since new laptops or desktops came with optical drives. Several other Ubuntu flavors still include default CD/DVD burning applications, | As in past releases, Ubuntu Unity 21.10 includes the Cheese webcam application and omits a default CD/DVD burning application – which makes sense given that it has been many years since new laptops or desktops came with optical drives. Several other Ubuntu flavors still include default CD/DVD burning applications, | ||
LibreOffice 7.2.1 is included and is complete, missing only the LibreOffice Base database application, | LibreOffice 7.2.1 is included and is complete, missing only the LibreOffice Base database application, | ||
- | Both Gnome Software and Ubuntu Software are once again installed which is odd as they are both basically the same application with different branding. They continue to offer both snaps and .deb files, where available, which at least gives users a choice of packages. | + | Both Gnome Software and Ubuntu Software are once again installed which is odd as they are both basically the same application with different branding. They continue to offer both snaps and .deb files, where available, which at least gives users a choice of packages.** |
- | Conclusions | + | Comme dans les versions passées, Ubuntu Unity 21.10 inclut l’application de webcam Cheese et omet une application de gravure de CD/DVD par défaut, ce qui est logique étant donné que, depuis bien des années, les nouveaux ordinateurs ne sont plus livrés avec des lecteurs optiques et, de plus en plus, ces inclusions donnent l’impression d’être des vestiges d’une ère éloignée. |
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+ | LibreOffice 7.2.1 est compris et complet ; il ne manque que l’application de base de données, LibreOffice Base, probablement son composant le moins utilisé. Elle peut être facilement installé à partir des dépôts Ubuntu au besoin. | ||
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+ | Encore une fois, et Gnome Software, et Ubuntu Software, sont installés, ce qui est étrange car ce sont essentiellement les mêmes applications avec des noms différents. Ils continuent de proposer à la fois des snaps et des fichiers .deb, si disponibles, | ||
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+ | **Conclusions | ||
Ubuntu Unity 21.10 is not as strong a release as was expected and has some outstanding issues that were present at the time of its release. The lack of the Unity Tweak Tool, installed by default or even that can be installed and run, means that the themes provided cannot be properly accessed. | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 is not as strong a release as was expected and has some outstanding issues that were present at the time of its release. The lack of the Unity Tweak Tool, installed by default or even that can be installed and run, means that the themes provided cannot be properly accessed. | ||
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In both cases, better explanations would help the users understand what is going on behind the scenes. | In both cases, better explanations would help the users understand what is going on behind the scenes. | ||
- | Overall, this release feels like a step back from 21.04 and probably will cause most users to wait to upgrade, to see what the upcoming release of Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS brings on 21 April, 2022. | + | Overall, this release feels like a step back from 21.04 and probably will cause most users to wait to upgrade, to see what the upcoming release of Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS brings on 21 April, 2022.** |
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+ | Ubuntu Unity 21.10 n’est pas une publication aussi forte que prévue et comporte quelques problèmes non résolus. L' | ||
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+ | Je pense que c’est ok de sortir une version « standard » qui contient des bogues non résolus comme celui-ci, mais les développeurs doivent expliquer le problème clairement dans l’annonce de la version en indiquant quand ils pensent l’avoir corrigé. | ||
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+ | De même, la ré-introduction d’applications supprimées précédemment comme Remmina et le créateur de disque de démarrage peut être entièrement justifiée, mais, à nouveau, sans explication dans l’annonce de la version, cela rend les utilisateurs perplexes et semble tout simplement bizarrement mystérieux ou au moins indécis. | ||
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+ | Dans les deux cas, de meilleures explications aideraient les utilisateurs à comprendre ce qui se passe derrière le rideau. | ||
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+ | Globalement, | ||
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+ | Site Web : https:// | ||
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