Release Notes for Ubuntu Studio 17.10 Artful Aardvark

Please see ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseNotes for general Ubuntu release notes.

Ubuntu Studio shares some of the desktop features with Xubuntu. Please see Xubuntu release notes for additional information.

Getting Ubuntu Studio Artful Aardvark (17.10)

Download a Disk Image

• Bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks

Instructions for burning the image to a DVD or USB flash drive can be found on the Burning ISO Howto.

Check MD5SUM for the downloaded ISO

It is recommended to check your image file so your installation goes smoothly. Compare your MD5 checksum with the correct ones found alongside the images.

Changes for this release (compared to Zesty Zapus 17.04)

Additions and Changes

General

The Ubuntu Studio Controls package has been updated to provide an option to set the CPU governor to performance mode. This is important for recording. At the moment, the setting is not persistent, and needs to be reset at every reboot. BIOS settings may need to be changed for this setting to take effect.

Audio

• Removed zynjacku as this is no longer maintained software

Graphics

• No changes

Publishing

• no changes

Video

• no changes

Current Version Of Main Multimedia Packages

• Blender v2.78.c

• KDEnlive v17.08.2

• Krita v3.2.1

• Gimp v2.8.20

• qJackCtl v0.4.5

• Ardour v5.11.0

• Scribus v1.4.6

• Darktable v2.2.5

• Pitivi v0.98.1

• Inkscape v0.92.2

Known Problems

• None so far

Support

Ubuntu Studio Artful Aardvark (17.10) will be supported for 9 months until July 2018. If you need Long Term Support, it is recommended you use Ubuntu Studio Xenial 16.04 LTS instead.

Contact Us

Ways to contact the Ubuntu Studio Team are listed here