Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) • Hacker News Board

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by cataphract » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:09 PM UTC

orf wrote: post #41

Yay, "apt install". At last!

"apt" has been available since 14.04 (trusty).

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by abrowne » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:10 PM UTC

gravypod wrote: post #35

So when will I be able to `sudo do-release-upgrade`? Does not seem to be working on my end. I'm using Xubuntu.

Are you on 15.10 or 14.04 LTS? For the latter, I think not until 16.04.1 is released. Otherwise, probably soon.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by ajmarsh » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:10 PM UTC

themodelplumber wrote: post #42

arca_vorago wrote: post #9

I've been on 16.04 for a few days now, and while I did have to work through some bugs (such as sddm and lightdm fighting each other) I've been impressed so far with the improvements. Inused to hate on Ubuntu, but on my 2014 Macbook Pro, it was the one distro that "just worked", and since I mostly run debian servers, I figure Sticking to the similar ecosystem reduces mental load of switching. I still have my issues wi…

Curious what you want to remove in Windows 10. Not an evangelist, just set it up on a dual-boot refurb for a friend and thought the initial experience wasn't bad.

By default, Windows sends a lot of your information to their servers sometimes without asking you to opt-in.

https://fix10.isleaked.com/

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by aus_ » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:10 PM UTC

Notably, Xenial is also the first release to bring support for s390x architecture (ie mainframes).

[0]: https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/08/17/ibm-and-canonical-pla...

[1]: https://help.ubuntu.com/16.04/installation-guide/s390x/

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by patwolf » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:11 PM UTC

themodelplumber wrote: post #40

abledon wrote: post #23

>Support for scaling cursors in HiDPI environments So 4k resolution support is becoming recognized here?

This reminds me, I'd really like to know what to expect with a 4K monitor in 16.04.

I've been running 16.04 beta for the past month on a Thinkpad P70 with a 4k display, and scaling has been great. The OS UI elements (like menu bars) can be scaled to any size.

Most applications seem to work out of the box. The ones that have given me the most problems are a handful of desktop apps implemented in an embedded browser (like Spotify) where I have to set an extra command flag to properly scale.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by simplicio » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:12 PM UTC

Say what you will about Canonical, their whimsical naming scheme has helped expand my vocabulary of both obscure African mammals and little-used adjectives.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by falcolas » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:18 PM UTC

soccerdave wrote: post #39

nailer wrote: post #19

For anyone packaging software on Linux, this now means every major distro - Debian, RHEL/CentOS, Arch and now Ubuntu - supports .service files. No need for bash scripts, custom watchdog and daemonise tools, etc.

I wonder how big the installation of Amazon Linux is? They are still not on systemd. Also, CentOS 6 still has support for 4 more years so probably can't throw away all the bash yet.

Very good points. Amazon linux is pretty popular within AWS, and LTS CentOS and RHEL have huge install bases for larger corporate environments.

For that matter, Ubuntu 14.04 is still supported for another two years, and that's still upstart.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by rhodysurf » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:18 PM UTC

themodelplumber wrote: post #42

arca_vorago wrote: post #9

I've been on 16.04 for a few days now, and while I did have to work through some bugs (such as sddm and lightdm fighting each other) I've been impressed so far with the improvements. Inused to hate on Ubuntu, but on my 2014 Macbook Pro, it was the one distro that "just worked", and since I mostly run debian servers, I figure Sticking to the similar ecosystem reduces mental load of switching. I still have my issues wi…

Curious what you want to remove in Windows 10. Not an evangelist, just set it up on a dual-boot refurb for a friend and thought the initial experience wasn't bad.

Having two control panels

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by provemewrong » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:19 PM UTC

gnoway wrote: post #18

poooogles wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go back round again with new animal names.

This appears to be the correct answer. Backed up here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames

Would Ubuntu 20.04 Fiery Fox be considered copyright infringement?

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by therealmarv » Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:20 PM UTC

If somebody needs a Vagrantfile for testing: https://gist.github.com/therealmarv/555f7efc1c55ffa288bca091...

but it seems even Ubuntus Server are not speedy today (Atlas server are also slow)

(Update) it seems I'm getting an error with it :/

  The guest machine entered an invalid state while waiting for it
  to boot. Valid states are 'starting, running'. The machine is in the
  'gurumeditation' state. Please verify everything is configured
  properly and try again.
  
  If the provider you're using has a GUI that comes with it,
  it is often helpful to open that and watch the machine, since the
  GUI often has more helpful error messages than Vagrant can retrieve.
  For example, if you're using VirtualBox, run `vagrant up` while the
  VirtualBox GUI is open.
  
  The primary issue for this error is that the provider you're using
  is not properly configured. This is very rarely a Vagrant issue.