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The objective of the Ubuntu Kylin project is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users. We are committed to provide you with a delicate, thoughtful and fully customized Chinese user experience out-of-the-box. For instance, by providing a desktop user interface localized in Chinese and installing common software that Chinese users commonly use by default. Ubuntu Kylin has been a formal member of the Ubuntu family, since [[UbuntuKylin | Ubuntu Kylin]] 13.04. Now, we are working on 15.04. The objective of the Ubuntu Kylin project is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users. We are committed to provide you with a delicate, thoughtful and fully customized Chinese user experience out-of-the-box. For instance, by providing a desktop user interface localized in Chinese and installing common software that Chinese users commonly use by default. Ubuntu Kylin has been a formal member of the Ubuntu family, since [[UbuntuKylin | Ubuntu Kylin]] 13.04. Now, we are working on 15.10.
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= What's new in Ubuntu Kylin 15.04 Alpha 2 = = What's new in Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 Alpha 2 =
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We are glad to announce the Release of Ubuntu Kylin 15.04 (codename Vivid Vervet) Alpha 2. In this pre-release, we have fixed many internationalization and localization bugs in Ubuntu itself and bugs in software written by the Ubuntu Kylin team. All the work that Ubuntu Kylin team do is within the Ubuntu community and ecosystem and as such they are flowed back to Ubuntu itself naturally and everyone using Ubuntu can benefit the result of our work. We are glad to announce the Release of Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (codename Wily Werewolf) Alpha 2. In this pre-release, we have fixed many internationalization and localization bugs in Ubuntu itself and bugs in software written by the Ubuntu Kylin team. All the work that Ubuntu Kylin team do is within the Ubuntu community and ecosystem and as such they are flowed back to Ubuntu itself naturally and everyone using Ubuntu can benefit the result of our work.
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== Changes since 14.10 ==

In 15.04 Alpha 2, we have turned on LIM (locally-integrated menu) and "click to minimize" on by default. These two new features will make Windows users easier to adapt to the Unity user interface.
== Changes since 15.04 ==
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 * ubuntukylin-theme updated to 1.2.0
  * change the unity-greeter's logo for Ubuntu Kylin 15.04 (LP: #1395611)
  * change the Plymouth text for Ubuntu Kylin 15.04 (LP: #1402468)
 * ubuntukylin-theme updated to 1.4.0
  * change the unity-greeter's logo for Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (LP: #1466781)
  * change the Plymouth text for Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (LP: #1466784)
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 * ubuntukylin-default-settings updated to 1.3.4
  * change the UbuntuLogo.png for Ubuntu Kylin 15.04.(LP: #1395590)
  * Remove duplicate sources.list entry for certain applications
  * Turn LIM on by default and always show menu (LP: #1412297)
  * Turn "click to minimize" on by default (LP: #1412298)
 * ubuntukylin-default-settings updated to 1.3.9
  * Details overview's logo needs to be updated for Ubuntu Kylin 15.04.(LP: #1467839)
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 * ubuntu-kylin-software-center, updated to 1.2.3.0
  * LP: #1409187: Fix the problem that error dialog will show in live mode.
  * LP: #1402953: Fix the problem that program cannot be started up.
  * Fixed the problem that interface can not receive the errorcode signal
  * Only upgradeable app,installed app can be searched in UPPAGE, UNPAGE
  * Improve the detail logic in ui (normalcard.py,detailscrollwidget.py
    etc)
  * Fixed bug #1396051 #1396403 #1396428 #1368208 #1379117 #1373916
    #1396041 etc
 * ubuntu-kylin-software-center, updated to 1.3.5
  * Add the installation, upgrade, uninstall software progress bar display.
  * Optimize the list, add the mouse hover effect.
  * Optimize the state of the progress bar, bugs when dealing with broken network download and install.
  * Optimize the blurbs, add a layer of the gradient background,solve the problem of dislocation window after expanding ads.
  * Fixed bug #1476911 #1476983 #1368189 #1373931 #1385082 #1418364 #1420653 #1368170 #1374309 #1375578 #1326696 #1375587 #1379196 etc
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  * Icon from the server and automatically update the software.
  * Detailed interface multifunction button, the default an
    operation, the drop-down to select other actions.
  * Submit software review rules.
 * youker-assistant, updated to 2.0.3
  * Deal with situation when the scanning garbage is empty.
  * Display hardware manufacturer logo.
  * Add Gio.Settings notify for Unity and Mate settings.
  * Make interface switching more smoothly.
  * Adjust the layout of interface.
  * Beautify skin center, menu, info module and setting module.
  * Rewrite skin center, aboutdialog and animation.
  * Add upgrade function.
  * Delete debug logs and command history.
  * Rewrite camera module and replace pygame with opencv.
  * Make dash blur experimental normal(LP: #1430118).
  * Modify custom skin filter(LP: #1475074).
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  * complete list of user-based installation records login to view,
    check a key to install the software.
  * users log loading process area to prevent repeat.
  * fixes from the search can not click on the current categories
    (as is currently the treasure) back to the category page of the bug.
  * fixes a bug in the software display starts after unloading canceled.
  * repair function to delete all tasks logical errors.

 * youker-assistant, updated to 1.3.3
  * Make it work normally when fisrt start(LP: #1373294).
  * Make icons on panel normally(LP: #1380938).
  * Make main page normally when double clicked the link Btn and the back Btn(LP: #1387927).
  * Shred big file normally(LP: #1373302).
  * Display animation when cleaning up garbage.
  * Resolve SSO issues when there is network problem.
  * Add 3 OS rankings.

 * chinese-calendar, updated to 1.0.1
   * add dependency on libqt4-sql-sqlite (LP: #1343191)
   * Not translated content in "Launch application preference" (LP #1306863)

 * unity-china-music-scope, updated to 1.0.7
   * Fix online search option (LP: #1370353)
 * indicator-china-weather, updated to 2.1.3
  * Repair the real-time temperature and humidity.
  * Optimize the forecast interface.
  * Modified Database.
  * Rewrite UI with css.
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The Alpha 2 ISO can be downloaded from [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/vivid/alpha-2/ | here]]. The Alpha 2 ISO can be downloaded from [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/wily/alpha-2/ | here]].
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 * In UEFI mode, default langauge in Ubiquity language chooser is not Simplified Chinese.(bug #[[http://pad.lv/1380981|1380981]])
 * Writing 14.10 images by usb-creator in 14.04, USB stick will fail to boot (bug #[[http://pad.lv/1325801|1325801]])
 * Some icons in Dash are bigger than others (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1408235|1408235]])
 * Some applications are unable to show their icons in launcher (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1408249|1408249]])
 * the link of the release note is not UK introduction in the welcome page (bug #[[http://pad.lv/1330414|1330414]])
 * when I input something in Dash, Dash panel forced termination.(bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1403744|1403744]])
 * The name of the expanded files for zip file display of garbage characters (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1462848|1462848]])
 * The CandidateView of Chinese input method obscured by the Dash page (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1465512|1465512]])
 * Can't select the menu items of the right-click in Launcher and shutdown dialog by using the mouse (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1465521|1465521]])
 * The description of the installed system is almost entirely in English (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1465530|1465530]])
 * The The Chinese input method cannot be enabled in the installed system (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1465535|1465535]])
 * The terminal cannot be enabled in the installed system (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1465537|1465537]])
 * "Desktop" is not localized in live mode (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1306866|1306866]])
 * failed to boot from USB disk with error: gfxboot.c32: not a COM32R Image boot: (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/1325801|1325801]])
 * Redirect release notes requests to Ubuntu Kylin's relevant pages (bug #[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1330414|1330414]])
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Other outstanding issues that are planned to be fixed in the Vivid cycle can be found
[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bugs?field.searchtext=&orderby=-importance&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.importance%3Alist=UNKNOWN&field.importance%3Alist=UNDECIDED&field.importance%3Alist=CRITICAL&field.importance%3Alist=HIGH&field.importance%3Alist=MEDIUM&field.importance%3Alist=LOW&assignee_option=any&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.bug_commenter=&field.subscriber=&field.structural_subscriber=&field.milestone%3Alist=68123&field.milestone%3Alist=68124&field.milestone%3Alist=68125&field.milestone%3Alist=68126&field.milestone%3Alist=68122&field.milestone%3Alist=68127&field.tag=&field.tags_combinator=ANY&field.has_cve.used=&field.omit_dupes.used=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.affects_me.used=&field.has_patch.used=&field.has_branches.used=&field.has_branches=on&field.has_no_branches.used=&field.has_no_branches=on&field.has_blueprints.used=&field.has_blueprints=on&field.has_no_blueprints.used=&field.has_no_blueprints=on | here]].
Other outstanding issues that are planned to be fixed in the Wily cycle can be found
[[https://launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+milestone/wily-beta1 | here]].
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Thanks to everyone involving in the development of Ubuntu Kylin, the success of Ubuntu Kylin 15.04 would the result of our joint efforts. Thanks to everyone involving in the development of Ubuntu Kylin, the success of Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 would the result of our joint efforts.

What is Ubuntu Kylin ?

The objective of the Ubuntu Kylin project is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users. We are committed to provide you with a delicate, thoughtful and fully customized Chinese user experience out-of-the-box. For instance, by providing a desktop user interface localized in Chinese and installing common software that Chinese users commonly use by default. Ubuntu Kylin has been a formal member of the Ubuntu family, since Ubuntu Kylin 13.04. Now, we are working on 15.10.

What's new in Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 Alpha 2

Warning /!\ Note: this is an alpha pre-release, which is not suitable for normal users, but for Ubuntu Kylin developers and users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and fixing bugs.

We are glad to announce the Release of Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (codename Wily Werewolf) Alpha 2. In this pre-release, we have fixed many internationalization and localization bugs in Ubuntu itself and bugs in software written by the Ubuntu Kylin team. All the work that Ubuntu Kylin team do is within the Ubuntu community and ecosystem and as such they are flowed back to Ubuntu itself naturally and everyone using Ubuntu can benefit the result of our work.

Changes since 15.04

Besides a plethora of bugs fixed in this milestone, several Ubuntu Kylin specific packages have also been updated:

  • ubuntukylin-theme updated to 1.4.0
    • change the unity-greeter's logo for Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (LP: #1466781)
    • change the Plymouth text for Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (LP: #1466784)
  • ubuntukylin-default-settings updated to 1.3.9
    • Details overview's logo needs to be updated for Ubuntu Kylin 15.04.(LP: #1467839)
  • ubuntu-kylin-software-center, updated to 1.3.5
    • Add the installation, upgrade, uninstall software progress bar display.
    • Optimize the list, add the mouse hover effect.
    • Optimize the state of the progress bar, bugs when dealing with broken network download and install.
    • Optimize the blurbs, add a layer of the gradient background,solve the problem of dislocation window after expanding ads.
    • Fixed bug #1476911 #1476983 #1368189 #1373931 #1385082 #1418364 #1420653 #1368170 #1374309 #1375578 #1326696 #1375587 #1379196 etc
  • youker-assistant, updated to 2.0.3
    • Deal with situation when the scanning garbage is empty.
    • Display hardware manufacturer logo.
    • Add Gio.Settings notify for Unity and Mate settings.
    • Make interface switching more smoothly.
    • Adjust the layout of interface.
    • Beautify skin center, menu, info module and setting module.
    • Rewrite skin center, aboutdialog and animation.
    • Add upgrade function.
    • Delete debug logs and command history.
    • Rewrite camera module and replace pygame with opencv.
    • Make dash blur experimental normal(LP: #1430118).
    • Modify custom skin filter(LP: #1475074).
  • indicator-china-weather, updated to 2.1.3
    • Repair the real-time temperature and humidity.
    • Optimize the forecast interface.
    • Modified Database.
    • Rewrite UI with css.

Support

Download

The Alpha 2 ISO can be downloaded from here.

Known Issues

Below is the list of prominent bugs that are existing in Alpha 2:

  • when I input something in Dash, Dash panel forced termination.(bug #1403744)

  • The name of the expanded files for zip file display of garbage characters (bug #1462848)

  • The CandidateView of Chinese input method obscured by the Dash page (bug #1465512)

  • Can't select the menu items of the right-click in Launcher and shutdown dialog by using the mouse (bug #1465521)

  • The description of the installed system is almost entirely in English (bug #1465530)

  • The The Chinese input method cannot be enabled in the installed system (bug #1465535)

  • The terminal cannot be enabled in the installed system (bug #1465537)

  • "Desktop" is not localized in live mode (bug #1306866)

  • failed to boot from USB disk with error: gfxboot.c32: not a COM32R Image boot: (bug #1325801)

  • Redirect release notes requests to Ubuntu Kylin's relevant pages (bug #1330414)

Other outstanding issues that are planned to be fixed in the Wily cycle can be found here.

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

Thanks

Thanks to everyone involving in the development of Ubuntu Kylin, the success of Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 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.

WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuKylin (last edited 2015-10-22 16:33:14 by zctgbhu)