On time and according to plan long fixed release schedule on this day, the final version of Ubuntu with the nickname Oneiric 11:10 Ocelot (Ocelot Dreamy) was published. With this version of Ubuntu is now completely out of house on Gnome 3 and the third version of the Linux kernel.


Since the last version is the Unity interface in all versions of Ubuntu standard. A 2D version of Unity is now indicated for weaker computers, the old gnome-panel is replaced by one with 11:10 fallback Gnome third.


The Unity surface had after their introduction outside of the netbook edition partly plugging fierce criticism, with 11:10 to Unity is now more stable, faster and more mature behavior. The top icon in the launcher now opens the Dash, there was the Places view by "Lenses" replaced, which by default, four are provided. The first of these lenses shows on a semi-transparent foreground the known starter-view, the second installed programs and to install programs, and the third provides access to files and the last displays music by using the Banshee music library - all with search and some filter function.


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In addition to the Nautilus file manager, system settings and the social media client Gwibber also offers the Software Center, a new view, which also replaces the Synaptic package manager completely. The behavior of the title bar was further changed the buttons to close or minimize applications maximized Oneiric Ocelot is seen in only via mouse-over, as does the menu.


On the part of the programs Thunderbird replaces Evolution now in its seventh version, which includes e-mail functionality also brought a calendar - the calendar functionality in Thunderbird can be added via the plugin Lightning. Users with an account with Ubuntu One can by means of the function OneConf configurations and installed programs in sync between multiple computers with. The backup program Déjà Dup, which both local and remove backup files (such as FTP ,SSH support, Amazon S3), is delivered directly to Oneiric Ocelot.


Thanks to the multiarch support can be in the 64bit version of Ubuntu 11:10 without the extra importing the compatibility pack install 32-bit programs. By a fall-back of its own architecture, or appropriate for the user to easily emulators way too many programs of other architectures can be used.


With 11:10 Lubuntu is also an official derivative of Ubuntu which uses LXDE and is therefore, designed for weaker machines. The current version of Kubuntu uses KDE SC 4.7.1.


The Ubuntu version is powered by April 2013 11:10 by updates. On 16 April 2012 will follow the next release under the number 12.04, whose name was announced a few days ago: Pangolin Precise (Precise pangolin). This version has then Langzeituntersützung (LTS) to April 2015 in the desktop version, and two years longer in the server version. About the innovations contained in 12:04 is not yet well understood.