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Ubuntu 10.04 will bring many changes, including quite a shake up in the selection of default applications.

The developers of Ubuntu have now decided to include PiTiVi by default into 10.04. One of the reason’s for it’s inclusion is that many other operating systems offer basic video editing software by default, so logically it would be beneficial both to users, popularity and usability of the Ubuntu operating system to include such functionality.

PiTiVi makes use of the Gstreamer media framework, it’s a non liner video editing tool that allows for basic video operations, such as trimming, snapping, splitting and cutting of clips. It also includes audio mixing capabilities, supported with curves. PiTiVi is developed to use the GTK toolkit, therefore allowing easy integration into a Gnome desktop.

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To install Global Menu follow these instructions:

1. Add the Global Menu Repositories, System > Administration > Software Sources. Under the ‘Other Software’ tab add the Global Menu repositories.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

2. You will now need to import the repositorie’s GPG key in order to use it, you can download it here http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/GlobalMenuKey.gpg

3. Import the GPG key under the authentication tab in the Software Sources application

4. If you have a previous version of Global Menu installed on your system, you will need to correctly remove it before you may continue to download and install the latest version of Global Menu

sudo apt-get remove gnome2-globalmenu

5. Install Global Menu:

sudo apt-get install gnome-globalmenu

Global Menu is now installed. To activate it, right click on you top panel and select ‘add to panel’, and then add the global menu applet.

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Design
Lucid Lynx, is set to have a modified GTK version pre installed that will allow vista like transparency for gnome applications. Although this is nothing new as user Janhouse, over at Deviant Art, has posted a laborious tutorial on how to achieve this effect on the Gnome desktop.

Applications
Out with Xsane and in with Simple Scanner. Xsane is to be replaced with the user friendly, gnome integrated Simple Scan application which will allow better integration into the gnome based desktop. Xsane, although a very powerful scanning utility does lack proper gnome integration, especially with other gnome applications. It was therefore decided by the Ubuntu developers recently to replace it with a friendly alternative

PiTiVi: a video editing tool will be included into this release, it seems logical to include a video editor, as Mac OS and Windows both include one

GIMP will no longer be included by default, which is a move that has caused some controversy as GIMP is an exceptionally mature application. The argument however for excluding it in the 10.04 release was that it’s a specialist application, not an everyday user application which is a perfectly valid point. It will also save space for other useful default applications. I however foresee many downloading the GIMP packages off the repositories once Lucid is installed.

Rhythm Box will probably be the default music player, however banshee will be considered again. Either which, a music store is planned for the chosen music application, which will provide DRM free music.

Ubuntu One will also see slight improvements, such as the ability to share folder from within your home folder without having to actually sync/move the folder across

Ubuntu Software store, a major bragging point of 9.10 will also receive attention. The software centre in 10.04 is set to include packages also, for example, A designers package which will include design relate apps, such as GIMP and Inkscape.

The notifications system will have a new ‘do not disturb’ mode, which essentially means that when applications are running (typically full screen applications) that inhibit the screensaver, the notification system will go into ‘do not disturb’ mode.

Technical

Booting: There is a goal of a 10 second boot for Ubuntu, which has almost been reached. One thing for certain is that there is a remarkable difference in boot time with the last two releases of Ubuntu. Usplash is to be replaced by Plymouth which will probably help speed the boot time up even more. App Armour updates and the newer Linux kernel 2.6.32 is also on the cards for the next release of Ubuntu

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