Ubuntu 21.04 Released With Wayland By Default, New Dark Theme

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu 21.04 Released With Wayland By Default, New Dark Theme

Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" is now available...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-21.04-Released

[cytomax55]

Anyone know if other Ubuntu flavors like kubuntu will do the same?

[ivan.cwb]

I'm not an Ubuntu fan by any means, but Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has everything to be a beast. Wayland by default + GNOME 44 will be awesome, for sure.

[birdie]

Anyone know if other Ubuntu flavors like kubuntu will do the same?

Other flavours of Ubuntu contain DEs which do not support Wayland (aside from Kubuntu).

[gedgon]

I'm not an Ubuntu fan by any means, but Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has everything to be a beast. Wayland by default + GNOME 44 will be awesome, for sure.

GNOME 42, at most.

[Danny3]

Waiting for Kubuntu !
Nice that the kernel and Mesa were upgraded.
Too bad developers didn't try to switch to Pipewire, IWD and Firefox 88, even by delaying the release a bit.

[andyprough]

Dark theme, wow. How modern.

omgubuntu is slinging hirsute hippo t-shirts that are pretty hilarious looking.

[royce]

Waiting for Kubuntu !
Nice that the kernel and Mesa were upgraded.
Too bad developers didn't try to switch to Pipewire, IWD and Firefox 88, even by delaying the release a bit.

Pipewire ain't anywhere near ready to replace pulseaudio yet. Firefox 88 will come up shortly (browsers aren't version locked in Ubuntu) and I know iwd has been tested in the community but still glitchy for some. I don't know what the plan is with it.

[Toggleton]

Anyone know if other Ubuntu flavors like kubuntu will do the same?

In the beta of Kubuntu was it

Plasma Wayland session

• A Plasma Wayland session is installed, but is not the default. A Wayland session can be started by selecting it at the login screen.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HirsuteHippo/Beta/Kubuntu
and XfCE has only a roadmap for wayland support so it will take time.
Don't know the state of mate wayland(i think still in a early stage https://github.com/wmww/mate-wayland-snap)
LXQT the same https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/10

[uid313]

Finally Wayland! What are your guys experience with Wayland? Do you prefer it to X.Org or do you still prefer X.Org Server?
I still had some minor issues with GNOME on Wayland not positioning windows the way X did.

I really look forward to the upcoming Ubuntu 21.10 in October with GNOME 40 or GNOME 42 and GTK 4. I find it exciting!

It is too bad that PHP in Ubuntu 21.04 is outdated, it is version 7.4 not 8.0. 😢