LTStoLTS
10.04 -> 12.04 Upgrade, what to expect.
Overview
Ubuntu 10.04 to Ubuntu 12.04
Desktop
Area |
10.04 |
12.04 |
Comment |
Networking |
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Network manager carries over between sessions |
Login |
GDM |
LightDM & Unity Greeter |
System restart required to switch from GDM to LightDM. GDM still available in software center. |
Browser |
Firefox v. xx.xx |
Firefox v yy.yy |
|
Evolution v. |
Thunderbird v. |
Evolution still available in software center (and will be kept on upgrade) |
|
Shell |
GNOME Panel (previous default ui) |
Unity |
Unity and unity-2d will be installed (and chosen by default depending on graphical settings) but gnome-panel (version GNOME 3) session will be available in lightdm |
Window Manager |
compiz 0.8 |
compiz 0.9 |
new compiz dropping some plugin support but giving enhanced grid mode, more performances |
Backup |
(none) |
Deja Dup |
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Package Management |
Software Center v |
Software Center v |
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Photos |
F-Spot |
Shotwell |
F-Spot still available in software center |
Video editing |
(none) |
PiTiVi still available in software center (and will be kept on upgrade) |
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Social Networking |
(none) |
gwibber |
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Remote access |
Vinagre / tsclient |
Remmina |
Vinagre still available in software center (and will be kept on upgrade) |
Notes |
Tomboy |
(nothing) |
Tomboy still available in software center (and will be kept on upgrade) |
Office |
OpenOffice 3.2.0 |
LibreOffice 3.5.1 |
New in 3.5, New in 3.4, New in 3.3, also note esp. bug 950794 -- the user profile location changed |
Games |
Aisleriot, Mahjongg, Mines, Sudoku, Quadrapassel, gbrainy |
Aisleriot, Mahjongg, Mines, Sudoku |
Quadrapassel and gbrainy still available in software center |
Accessibility |
? |
? |
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Ubuntu Netbook Edition to Ubuntu desktop 12.04 LTS
Note: the Ubuntu Netbook Edition isn't anymore an official flavor. You will get transitioned to the desktop version on upgrade thus and see similar enhancements than stated above. Please note the following differences though:
Area |
UNE 10.04 |
Desktop 12.04 |
Comment |
Shell |
Netbook-launcher |
Unity |
Unity will replace the netbook-launcher interface |
Window Manager |
metacity |
compiz 0.9 |
|
Camera |
Cheese |
(none) |
Cheese still available in software-center (and will be kept on upgrade) |
Other Packages
Name |
10.04 |
12.04 |
Comment |
Python |
2.6 |
2.7 |
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SSH |
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X |
7.5 |
7.6 |
Includes support for new hardware |
Mesa |
7.7 |
8.0 |
Improves GL support |
GTK+ 2 |
2.20 |
2.24 |
|
GTK+ 3 |
|
3.4 |
|
QT |
(None) |
Qt 4.8 |
Qt will be installed on upgrade |
GCC |
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PrecisePangolin/LTStoLTS (last edited 2012-03-18 11:39:18 by bjoern-michaelsen)