Canonical restarts Ubuntu Core Desktop as a future immutable default
Original title: Ubuntu Core Desktop returns as Canonical’s plan for an immutable default desktop
Daily images are expected in the Ubuntu 27.04 cycle, and the desktop can run only snap-packaged software.
Canonical has restarted Ubuntu Core Desktop, an immutable, attestable Ubuntu that Jon Seager says should become the default desktop over time. He said the 2023 developer preview fell short. The base system is read-only, and the bootloader, kernel, desktop, services and apps ship as snaps. A dedicated team is rebuilding image pipelines, with daily builds planned during the Ubuntu 27.04 cycle. Classic Ubuntu Desktop remains available.
- Canonical is starting with browser, developer and gaming machines because of snap availability.
- Ubuntu Core does not support classic snaps today; Seager wants an ergonomic path for them.
- Open issues include independent component updates, permission prompting, and KDE Plasma beside GNOME.
- Core Desktop went quiet after 2024; Ubuntu Core has run on IoT and robotics hardware for almost ten years.
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Canonical has restarted work on Ubuntu Core Desktop, the immutable and attestable version of Ubuntu that the company says will over time become the default Ubuntu desktop. Jon Seager, Canonical’s VP of engineering, laid out the plan and admitted that the 2023 developer preview “fell short” of what the company had in mind.
By Anamarija Pogorelec · helpnetsecurity.com
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