Ubuntu Studio 15.04 is now available for download

Apr 24, 2015 03:00 GMT  ·  By

The Ubuntu Studio 15.04 operating system has been made available for download on April 23 as part of Canonical's announcement for the Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) release, along with several other official Ubuntu flavors, including Ubuntu Server 15.04, Kubuntu 15.04, Xubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu GNOME 15.04, Ubuntu MATE 15.04, Lubuntu 15.04, and Ubuntu Kylin 15.04.

Ubuntu Studio 15.04 is a quite small release that builds on the Xubuntu 15.04 operating system and includes a new meta package called ubuntustudio-audio-core, which includes all the important components for deploying an audio-oriented system that can be used to produce music in a studio. Being based on Xubuntu 15.04 means that Ubuntu Studio 15.04 is built around the Xfce 4.12 desktop environment.

"Aside from a bunch of updated packages, we now have a new meta package called ubuntustudio-audio-core, which has all the essential parts for an audio oriented installation," was stated in the very short announcement for Ubuntu Studio 15.04 (Vivid Vervet). "For more details on the latest updates for our desktop, such as Xfce 4.12 - much of it correlates with Xubuntu."

Powered by a low-latency Linux 3.19 kernel

Best of all, the Ubuntu Studio 15.04 operating system is powered by a low-latency Linux 3.19 kernel, which makes it awesome for audio recording and MIDI work. It is based on the Linux kernel 3.19.3 packages used in the Ubuntu 15.04 distribution but optimized for high-quality audio production. The developers recommend reading the release notes of Xubuntu 15.04 if you want to know about its under-the-hood improvements.

As expected, numerous core components and pre-installed applications have been updated to their latest versions in this special edition of the Ubuntu operating system that has been designed to be used by artists for digital content creation. Download Ubuntu Studio 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) right now via Softpedia or directly from the project's official website.

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