Shulou(Shulou.com)05/31 Report--

­Cosmic Cuttlefish team is pleased to announce the official release of Ubuntu Kylin 18.10 open source operating system (version codenamed Cosmic Cuttlefish). The release of version 18.10 takes on a new look from the inside to the outside, with a series of detailed improvements in the system kernel, basic services, desktop environment and characteristic applications to provide users with a better and updated experience. Also released are Ubuntu 18.10, Lubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu Mate 18.10 and other open source distributions.

­in terms of kernel, this upgrade to version 4.18, the main features of the update include:

­Unprivileged file system mounts: non-privileged users can now mount the FUSE file system

­New kernel polling interface for asynchronous Icano

­Restartable sequences

­New TCP zero-copy receive API

­AF_XDP mechanism for high performance networks

­support for Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

­in the basic service layer, a biometric framework and corresponding management procedures are added to provide a unified DBus interface for the application layer for various biometrics and authentication:

­in the desktop environment, the original login and lock screens have been replaced, a series of new features have been added, many subtle bug have been fixed, and users have been provided with a more comfortable and concise operation experience. Major updates include:

­(1) A new login and lock screen program that supports biometrics by default:

­(2) start menu:

­modify the loading mode of general menu to support third-party classification

­add support for special characters

­add feedback function

­(3) session management:

­add a new boot wizard

­(4) Notification area:

­add USB disk management

­(5) taskbar:

­adjust the layout of the taskbar when there are many windows or small icons

­solve the problem that the window list is easily hidden by mistake, the Quick launch bar cannot be dragged to the far right, and so on.

­(6) File Manager:

­optimize the search function and refresh the search results dynamically.

­add common plug-ins such as "open with administrator privileges"

­(7) Control panel:

­add theme setting function

­add the ability to click events in the settings window

­(8) other:

­added a new set of black themes and a new set of icons

­add grub theme.

­and fix various details such as "configure the user to log in automatically, the window manager fails to start when the monitor is not connected" and other details.

­in terms of feature applications, in addition to a large number of fixes:

­(1) you Kirin Software Center

­the software center specially developed for Chinese users has a simple interface and supports Ubuntu and Ubuntu Kylin software repositories, making it easy to quickly install the business software customized for you by the Ubuntu Kylin team! This time update to 1.5.3:

­migrate to Python3 and PyQt5

­ReFactor login, registration and other user management functions.

­(2) VIP weather

­write a new interface using Qt5.

­(3) Jinshan WPS

­WPS is the leading desktop office suite in the world, which can realize the most commonly used text, table, presentation and other functions of office software. The Ubuntu Kylin team, in cooperation with Kingsoft, continues to provide free WPS for Ubuntu Kylin use to Youkylin individual users. For this release, WPS has been updated to 10.1.0.6757:

­WPS Public

­add user feedback function

­New upgrade prompt function

­support switching between Chinese and English languages

­WPS text

­add a compatible option entry to "highlight rows to grid height in table"

­support for WPS pasting in source format with the same process

­WPS form

­support for sharing workbooks

­under the print Preview tab, the entire workbook is supported.

­Numeric format supports locale

­support for custom views

­optimize HTML replication efficiency

­WPP demo

­support for inserting media embedded into the document through the interface entry

­and a large number of fixes for problems such as "account has been taken offline, please log in again" when opening cloud documents across modules.

­Welcome to download and use the official version of you Kirin 18.10 to start the journey of discovering and experiencing new features! System download address: if you have any questions in the use of www.ubuntukylin.com/downloads/, you can use the feedback program or forum feedback (forum.ubuntukylin.com) provided by the system.

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