The latest version of this distro brings GNOME Shell 3.14.3

Jan 23, 2015 07:58 GMT  ·  By

The second Alpha version for the 15.04 branch of Ubuntu GNOME has been released and is now ready for testing. It's not a major evolution from the previous Alpha, but some of the important packages have been upgraded.

Ubuntu GNOME 15.04 Alpha 2 (Vivid Vervet) brings users GNOME 3.14, which is actually a very good piece of news. Users have been wondering what version will be adopted for this release, and for now at least, the 3.14 branch seems to be the chosen one. You also have to keep in mind that GNOME 3.16 is also on its way and is expected to arrive at the end of March.

It will probably cause quite a stir, but if the previous launches taught us anything, it's that users will be upset that Ubuntu GNOME won't integrate GNOME 3.16 by default. It's not a done deal and maybe the developers will find a way to do this without a PPA, but the main problem is that the Ubuntu launch cycle and the GNOME cycle are out of phase and have been this way for a few years.

Ubuntu GNOME 15.04 Alpha 2 (Vivid Vervet) has important updates

It might seem trivial for some to integrate the latest version of a desktop environment, but there are many things to be considered and tested. You can't just slap the latest iteration of GNOME and launch it. The devs need to test it thoroughly and there isn't enough time to do that.

"We're preparing Ubuntu GNOME Vivid Vervet (15.04) for distribution in April 23rd, 2015. With this Alpha 2 pre-release, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for our next (stable) version," wrote the devs.

The makers of Ubuntu GNOME have also said that most of the GNOME 3.14 software stack has been included, and GNOME Shell has been upgraded to version 3.14.3.

Users can download the latest Ubuntu GNOME 15.04 Alpha 2 from Softpedia. It's a developer release, so please be careful when installing or using it. You really shouldn't use a production machine for this one.

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