Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS – New Features

Today I would like to share about some Ubuntu 22.04 features of the upcoming Ubuntu stable release. Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish release date is scheduled on April 21, 2022. So, let’s take a look at some new features.

GNOME 42

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ships with the latest and greatest GNOME 42 desktop environment by default. Most of GNOME 42’s features are enjoyable.

New screenshot tool

One of GNOME 42’s features. Ubuntu 22.04 has a screenshot tool that also includes the screencast (video recording) option. And the screenshot of the selected area, entire screen or current application window can also be taken.

New Ubuntu installer

The installation prompts of Ubuntu 22.04 will look a little different because the installer has been revamped. It was created using Google’s Flutter UI development kit.

Raspberry Pi support

The new Ubuntu 22.04 will support Raspberry Pi models with as little as 2 GB of RAM.

Kernel 5.15

The Kernel 5.15 will come with new features which include a new NTFS file-system driver called NTFS3. This will make Ubuntu 22.04 more compatible with Windows NTFS formatted drives. The new Linux Kernel includes a new in-kernel SMB file service that will provide faster file sharing and more features. And also include support for Amazon’s DAMON (Data Access Monitor) which improves performance and new hardware support for AMD CPUs and GPUs, Apple’s M1 chip, Intel Alder Lake CPUs and so on.

New dock mode

Ubuntu 22.04 has a new addition where the size of the dock can be changed.

Accent Color Selection

With Ubuntu 22.04, a different accent color can be chosen. You can change the default orange theme as you want. The folder icons, notification bars, buttons, and other elements will reflect the selected accent color.

So this is all for now. Hope you enjoy that.

By Asahi