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What is Ubuntu Kylin ?

The objective of the Ubuntu Kylin project is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for previous Windows users all over the world. We are committed to provide you with a simpler and more enjoyable experience out-of-the-box. For instance, by providing UKUI Desktop Environment which provide a ‘familiar Windows-style layout’ to windows. Ubuntu Kylin has been a formal member of the Ubuntu family, since Ubuntu Kylin 13.04. Now, we are working on 18.04.

What's new in Ubuntu Kylin 18.04

Desktop Environment

Upgrade the former components and fix some bugs, providing a a easy a more cozy and easy user experience ,including:

To upgrade on the start menu:

* Python 2 is no longer installed by default. Python 3 has been installed.

* Menu Type: Normal Menu & Category Menu

* File History: Recent app number

* Edit Category Menu

* Menu Property

To upgrade on the panel:

* Transparent taskbar background

* Change taskbar height and icon size: Default, Medium & Large

* Workspace

* Customize icons appear on the taskbar

* Redesign task layout

* Add application to panel

* Simplify the menu

* Monitor

* Transparent Application tabs, highlight the tabs when putting pointer on

To upgrade on UKUI Indicators Applet:

* Colors changes with the theme

* Customize icons appear on the taskbar

To upgrade on Peony:

* Add to Desktop& Add to start menu

* Set Screen Resolution

* Find duplicate file

* Icon size changes with resolution

* Open in terminal&Compress

To upgrade on Settings:

* Format:12-hour 24-hour

* Set display brightness

* Singleton pattern

* Redesign interface style

* Shortcut

To upgrade on other software:

* A brand new themes, updating more than 20 thousand icons.

* Switch to a new window manager to enhance support for 3D display and 3D hardware acceleration

* Clear/ciphertext display password switch on login interface.

* Capitals switch display

* Window switch (alt+tab)

* Kylin display switch(super + P)

* New ask window of Shutdown

Feature Apps

Ubuntu Kylin Software Center

Ubuntu Kylin Software Store includes Ubuntu Kylin Software Center, Ubuntu Kylin Developer Platform and Ubuntu Kylin Repository. Its interface is simple but with powerful function and it supports both Ubuntu and Ubuntu Kylin Repositories. It is especially convenient for quick installation of Chinese characteristic software developed by Ubuntu Kylin team.

Kylin Assistant(youker assistant)

Kylin Assistant, a system management and configuration tool we developed for Linux users, could show system information, cleanup system garbage and beautify system. It makes your desktop more smooth, more user-friendly, and enriched with personality. In this release, we optimize the framework to reduce the resource usage, add file shredder, UD SSO, Spanish supporting and configuration for Cinnamon, and improve the task manager.

Kylin Video

kylin-video

  • Kylin Video utilizes MPV and MPlayer as background play engine. Its GUI front end is written by Gt5. Plus, it supports both x86 and ARM platform. As a powerful video player, Kylin Video supports most of the audio and video formats. Functions of shortcut keys/ preview/ screenshot/ sound settings/ subtitles and so on are provided. Users can even customize settings as they like.

Burner

Burner is customized according to Brasero, supporting X86 and Arm platforms, modifying the interface according to user's habits, simplifying and optimizing the burn and burn process. For the common optical drive, it is suitable for fast recording and recording, supporting CD, DVD-R and DVD+R format CDs. At the same time, it provides user friendly graphical interface, which is convenient for daily file recording and improves work efficiency.

Wechat

Use the more powerful open source WeChat client to replace the original web page client.

* Support tray menu

* Support for search contacts: Ctrl + F

* Support the display of expression

* Support to prevent message withdrawal

Customized Apps

Sogou Pinyin:

1804-sogou

Sogou Input Method for Linux is co-developed by Ubuntu Kylin team and Sogou Corp.. It is based on Fcitx framework and supports the same user experience with Windows, Mac version.

WPS:

1804-wps

WPS is a desktop office suite, which has word/ sheet and slide processing functions. Ubuntu Kylin Teams works with Kinsoft to provide a free WPS for Ubuntu Kylin users. This version fixed several bugs, in the mean time, optimized media function.

Wendu Foxit Reader:

foxit

Wendun Foxit Reader is a PDF viewer based on Linux version of Foxit Reader. For Chinese users, it is easier to install and utilize. In Wendun Foxit Reader, not only PDF viewing is supported, but also bookmark, comment, print, etc.

Support

Download

The Release ISO can be downloaded from here.

Known Issues

Below is the list of prominent bugs that are existing in 18.04:

For issues related to Ubuntu itself, please refer to the Ubuntu project at Launchpad.

Thanks

Thanks to Anthony, Aron, Cyphermox, Simon and others who involving in the development of Ubuntu Kylin, the success of Ubuntu Kylin 18.04 would the result of our joint efforts. If you want to be a contributor of Ubuntu Kylin,see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/NewContributorGuide and https://developer.ubuntukylin.com.