Is Ubuntu 23.10 Too Minimal?

The next version of the world’s most popular desktop Linux operating system (that’s Ubuntu, for those of you playing dumb) will come with less software available out-of-the-box. Current daily builds of Ubuntu 23.10 instead offer a minimal platform pre-populated with just a handful of apps. These cover only the most basic of basic computing needs. For anything else the idea is that we, the user, fire up the Software Store and install what we want ourselves. As an idea, it’s not without merit. But in practice, I think it’s a possible misstep. Basic as a Feature The Ubuntu 23.10 experience :sys_more_orange:
#News #Opinion #DefaultApps #ManticMinotaur #Minimal #Ubuntu23_10

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/ubuntu-23-10-minimal-mistake

Ubuntu May Drop ‘To Do’ App from Default Install

Ubuntu developers debate plans to drop the desktop 'To Do' application from the default install in Ubuntu 22.10 — but is ditching this tool a task too far?
#Dev #News #DefaultApps #GnomeToDo #Ubuntu22_10

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/ubuntu-to-cross-to-do-tool-off-its-default-apps-list

Ubuntu 22.10 Replaces Gedit with New Text Editor

The latest daily builds of Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' come with GNOME's new GTK4-based text editing tool by default. Find out why Gedit has been replaced.
#Dev #News #DefaultApps #Gedit #Gnome42 #Libadwaita #Texteditor #Ubuntu22_10

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/05/ubuntu-22-10-new-text-editor