Ubuntu 15.04

Ubuntu is as capable as it ever was, but this update adds nothing of real significance

DARIEN GRAHAM-SMITH

AVAILABILITY Now from ubuntu.com If it’s spring, that must mean a new release of Ubuntu. This latest one is codenamed the “Vivid Vervet”, but – as has become common for Ubuntu releases – you’ll have to squint to spot the difference between this and last autumn’s “Utopic Unicorn”. In fact, Ubuntu 15.04 raises the bar when it comes to inconspicuous updates. From a user perspective, the only noticeable change is to application menus, which now appear in their respective windows rather than at the top of the screen. Such behaviour has been optional since 14.04 – and indeed was the default in Ubuntu 10.10 and before – so as user-experience updates go, this isn’t exactly a brave new world. There are bigger changes to be found beneath the surface of Ubuntu 15.04. Internally,…

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