Release Notes for Ubuntu Studio 17.04 Zesty Zapus

Please see ZestyZapus/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 Zesty Zapus (17.04)

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 Yakkety Yak 16.10)

Additions and Changes

General

• system-config-printer-gnome replaced with system-config-printer
• Added pm-utils

Audio

• no changes

Graphics

• Krita has been added back
• Darktable is removed from 32bit ISO due to lack of upstream support

Publishing

• no changes

Video

• no changes

Current Version Of Main Multimedia Packages

• Blender v2.78.a

• KDEnlive v16.12.3

• Krita v3.1.2.1

• Gimp v2.8.20

• qJackCtl v0.4.2

• Ardour v5.5.0

• Scribus v1.4.6

• Darktable v2.2.1 (64bit only)

• Pitivi v0.98

• Inkscape v0.92.1

Known Problems

• Installer

  • Check Disc for Defects does not work in EFI mode (752994)

  • Ubiquity resizes partition even when not asked to (1218702)

Support

Ubuntu Studio Zesty Zapus (17.04) will be supported for 9 months until Jan 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