Ubuntu Studio 19.04 (Disco Dingo) Beta Released
<http://ubuntustudio.org/?p=1551>
The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the beta release of
Ubuntu Studio 19.04, codenamed Disco Dingo.
While this beta is reasonably free of any showstopper CD build or
installer bugs, you may find some bugs within. This image is, however,
reasonably representative of what you will find when Ubuntu Studio
19.04 is released on April 18, 2019.
New Features
In terms of new features, Ubuntu Studio 19.04 will include a new
version of the Ubuntu Studio Metapackage Installer, renamed to *Ubuntu
Studio Installer*. This package is used to add features you may have
opted-out of during installation. With this release, Ubuntu Studio can
now be installed on top of a default Ubuntu
<https://ubuntu.com/>installation or any flavor thereof such as Kubuntu
<https://kubuntu.org/>, Xubuntu, <https://xubuntu.org/> Lubuntu
<https://lubuntu.me/>, Ubuntu MATE <https://ubuntu-mate.org/>, Ubuntu
Budgie <https://ubuntubudgie.org/>, or Ubuntu Kylin
<https://ubuntukylin.com/>. Documentation on this feature is coming
soon.
Another major new feature is the addition of the upcoming *Carla 2.0*,
originally from the KXStudio <https://kx.studio/> project. Carla is an
audio plugin host and graphical patchbay which can be used as an audio
plugin itself, and also can be used as a bridge to use VST plugins
compiled for Windows using WINE. Please note that this WINE bridge is
not installed by default, but is available in the Ubuntu repositories.
With the addition of Carla, jack-rack has been removed from the default
installation for obsolescence reasons, and because Carla duplicates its
functionality.
Also included are new GTK and icon themes which modernize the look and
feel of Ubuntu Studio.
Known Issues
There is a known bug with the installer. Due to the new theme, there
are occurrences of black text on a dark gray background. We intend to
fix this before 19.04 is released. (Bug #1822134)
<https://launchpad.net/bugs/1822134>
Official Ubuntu Studio release notes can be found at
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiscoDingo/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuStudio>
Further known issues, mostly pertaining to the desktop environment, can
be found at <https://wiki.xubuntu.org/releases/19.04/release-notes>
Additionally, the main Ubuntu release notes contain more generic
issues: <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiscoDingo/ReleaseNotes>
Installing Ubuntu Studio 19.04 Beta
To upgrade to Ubuntu Studio 19.04 Beta, follow these instructions:
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiscoUpgrades>
The Ubuntu Studio 19.04 Beta images can be downloaded at:
<http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/disco/beta/>
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