We are happy to announce the release of our latest version, Ubuntu Studio 16.10 Yakkety Yak! As a regular version, it will be supported for 9 months. Since it’s just out, you may experience some issues, so you might want to wait a bit before upgrading. Please see the release notes for a complete list of changes and known issues.

Changes in this Release

Desktop

• New default Numix Blue theme

Audio

• Added dgedit
• Added drumgizmo

Video

• Replaced recordmydesktop with vokoscreen

Graphics

• Replaced gnome-color-manager with dispcalgui
• Added gpick

Publishing

• Added calibre
• Added pdf-shuffler
• Added plume-creator

Notice: Krita has been temporarily removed from Yakkety Yak 16.10 due to build issues, but should be brought back as an updated version soon, and be installed automatically when upgrading your packages.

You can get the installation images at our download page!

Small but resilient team

In January 2016 we had an election for a new project lead, only one person answered. And while the number of contributors saw a positive increase during the cycle, it barely made up for the ones who have left; yes, Ubuntu Studio is a flavour menaced by extinction! The road to this release was bumpy and hard. But we made it.

Want to help out?

We are desperate for contributors. Especially if you have developing skills, but your contribution is precious regardless of your field of activity. All you need is a genuine desire to learn, and we will do our best to teach you. Just head over to our contribute page to find out how to get started.

Found a bug?

Taking the time to report bugs makes a huge difference; it’s the first step towards improvement! Clear and specific bug reports is the best way to get attention to a problem that needs fixing. The easiest way to create a bug report is with the terminal.

Open one up and type: ubuntu-bug <package>

Read more about this at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs