With the end of the 17.10 release event, the Ubuntu Kylin team has accelerated into the development cycle of the next long-term support version , 18.04 . Since its first release in April 2013 , Ubuntu Kylin has released 10 versions, which are loved by users around the world, especially in China. As of now, the number of clicks and downloads on its official website alone has exceeded 16 million ( excluding downloads from other links and shared mirrors ) . This is already very impressive data for the Linux operating system, which has a market share of less than 1% of the operating system, and it also reflects the popularity of the Ubuntu Kylin system to a certain extent.
The Ubuntu Kylin team continues to invest in improving the experience of desktop Linux users around the world. While leading the development of Ubuntu Kylin Software Center, Youke Assistant, Youke Lunar Calendar, Youke Weather and other series of software , it has successively cooperated with Kingsoft to promote the development of the WPS Linux version, and cooperated with Sogou to jointly develop the Sogou input method Linux version . These applications not only promote the creation of a more Chinese-flavored Ubuntu Kylin operating system, but also greatly enrich the software ecosystem of the Linux system and improve the ease of use of the Linux system . In particular , the UKUI desktop environment, which was officially released in April this year and used as the default desktop , provides users with a more friendly and friendly experience. At present , UKUI has entered the Ubuntu software repository and the official Debian software repository, providing a brand-new optional desktop environment for users of Debian/Ubuntu distributions and derivatives around the world.
Ubuntu Kylin 18.04 is scheduled to be released in April 2018. As the third LTS long-term support version of the Ubuntu Kylin open source operating system, it is catching up with the historical stage of rapid development and change of the Linux operating system. In recent years, several new technologies that have an important impact on the development of Linux have emerged successively. For example, the support of wayland has been gradually improved, and it has become the default choice of several major Linux distributions; brand-new packaging and application container technologies such as snap and flatpak have also gradually matured; Ubuntu has also switched back to the Gnome desktop environment from this year ; Linux kernel 4.15 has also entered the development cycle and will integrate more new features. In these contexts, the long-term support version 18.04 also provides us with more conceivable space. It is reported that the CCN Joint Laboratory will hold a special technical meeting in Changsha in early December to discuss and determine the specific development plan of 18.04 . I believe it will bring us more expectations and surprises.
For more information about Ubuntu Kylin, you can visit the website http://www.ubuntukylin.com , or follow the WeChat public account Ubuntu_Kylin .
