Ubuntu 18.10 Features: New Theme, Android Integration, Better Power Consumption

Work on the Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) already started, and today the Ubuntu Desktop Director Will Cooke gave us a first glimpse of what to expect from the final release of the operating system later this year.

As you can imagine, Ubuntu 18.10 will come with a lot of new features and improvements, some of which Canonical planned for a long time but didn't manage to implement them in the recently released Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system due to its long-term support status and the focus on stability and reliability.

So, like any other 9-month supported release, Ubuntu 18.10 will be a testbed for Canonical to try new things. Some of these include the ability to unlock your Ubuntu desktop with a fingerprint reader, integration with the KDE Connect Android app by default through GS Connect, a new installer, and a new system theme.

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