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= Release Notes for Ubuntu Studio 16.04 Xenial Xerus =

Please see [[XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes]] for general Ubuntu release notes.

Please see [[XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/16.04.1]] for the 16.04.1 change summary.

Please see [[XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/16.04.2]] for the 16.04.2 change summary.

Please see [[XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/16.04.3]] for the 16.04.3 change summary.

= Getting Ubuntu Studio Xenial Xerus (16.04) =

== Download a Disk Image ==
 * [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/16.04/release/ | Bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks]]

Instructions for burning the image to a DVD or USB flash drive can be found on the [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto | Burning ISO Howto]].

== Check MD5SUM for the downloaded ISO ==
It is recommended to [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToMD5SUM | check your image file]] so your installation goes smoothly. Compare your MD5 checksum with the correct ones found [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/16.04/release/MD5SUMS | alongside the images]].

= Changes for this LTS release (compared to previous LTS) =
 
 * Adoption of the whisker menu
 * Desktop setup is more closely synced with '''Xubuntu''' in this release which results in a change in many of the preinstalled packages in our desktop meta.
 * New font: Droid has been replaced by Noto.
 * The categorization in the menu has changed from 5 categories down to 3 - '''audio''', '''graphics''' and '''video'''. '''Photography''' is now available as a subcategory under '''graphics'''.
 * The application '''ubuntustudio-controls''' is now functional and able to administer realtime privilege for users.
 * Ubuntu has followed Debian in moving from '''libav''' back to '''ffmpeg'''.
 * Special notice for '''ardour''' - there is now only one '''ardour''' in the archive now, and it is version 4. The package '''ardour3''' only exists as a transitional package and depends on '''ardour'''.
 * New selection of desktop backgrounds made by the winners of the community wallpaper-contest.

== Changes in multimedia package selection since 14.04 Trusty ==

 * New meta packages '''ubuntustudio-audio-core''' and '''ubuntustudio-desktop-core'''
 * Added '''petri-foo''' and '''x42-plugins'''
 * Removed '''lv2fil'''

== Changes in multimedia package selection since 15.10 Wily and 14.04 Trusty ==

 * '''ubuntustudio-font-meta''' renamed to '''ubuntustudio-fonts'''
 * Added '''jack-tools''' and '''kid3-qt'''
 * Single '''pd''' packages have been replaced by '''multimedia-puredata''' which depends on lots of '''pd''' packages
 * '''dvdstyler''' replaced with '''devede'''

= Known Problems =

 * '''recordmydesktop''' output is corrupt - video glitching out (Bug:1531852)
 * First entry of the boot-menu "Try UbuntuStudio without installing" does not get translated into the chosen language (Bug:1550186)
 * '''parole''' crashing with SIGSEGV in cogl_matrix_entry_ref() (Bug:1550198)
 * '''ImageMagick''' Entries not working in whiskers menu (Bug:1550210)
 * '''Scribus''' defaults to 10.15 Saturday Night BRK Regular font (Bug:1550216)
 * '''Phatch''' freezing when starting and crashing when dropping an image on the window (Bug:1527314)

= Support =

Ubuntu Studio Xenial Xerus (16.04) is a Long Term Support (LTS) release and will be supported for 3 years.

= Contact Us =
Ways to contact the Ubuntu Studio Team are listed [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio | here]]