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 Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" | |
| Developer | Ubuntu Studio Project |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) / 10 May 2007 (18 years ago) (2007-05-10) |
| Latest release | 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) / 25 April 2024; 19 months ago (2024-04-25) |
| Marketing target | Multimedia enthusiasts |
| Available in | English,French,Spanish,Portuguese |
| Package manager | Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) |
| Supported platforms | x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux), patched for low latency |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | Xfce KDE Plasma (Beginning with 20.10[1]) |
| License | Free software licenses (mainlyGPL) |
| Official website | ubuntustudio.org |
Ubuntu Studio is a recognized flavor[2] of theUbuntuLinux distribution, which is geared to generalmultimedia production.[3][4][5][6][7] The original version, based on Ubuntu 7.04, was released on 10 May 2007.
Thereal-timekernel, first included with Ubuntu Studio 8.04, was modified for intensive audio, video or graphics work. The 8.10 Ubuntu Studio release lacks this real-time kernel. It has been reimplemented in the 9.04 Ubuntu Studio release and stabilized with the release of 9.10. 10.04 Ubuntu Studio, in contrast, does not include the real-time kernel by default. As of version 10.10 of the Ubuntu Studio, the real-time kernel is no longer available in the repositories.[8]
As of Ubuntu Studio 12.04, the default kernel is linux-lowlatency, which in essence is a generic Ubuntu Linux kernel, with a tweaked configuration to allow for stable operation for audio applications at lowerlatencies. Since much of the real-time patch has now been implemented into thevanilla kernel, and considering the difficulties in maintaining linux-rt, Ubuntu Studio decided on using linux-lowlatency in its place.
The scheduler allows applications to request immediateCPU time, which can drastically reduce audiolatency.[9]In 9.10, the "Ubuntu Studio Controls" provided under System>Administration permit the user to "Enable Nice", allowing the use of wireless networking and proprietary graphics cards drivers while maintaining low audio latency free of XRUNs (audio drop-outs) inJACK. A more negative value entered fornice reserves more CPU time for real-time audio processes.
Ubuntu Studio also includes custom artwork and a blue-on-black theme, as opposed to Ubuntu's default purple and orange. As with the main distribution of Ubuntu, if anaccelerated graphics card and appropriate driver are used, the advanced desktop effects can be enabled. More advanced Compiz effects are available in the Synaptic Package Manager (i.e., Ubuntu repositories). In Karmic 9.10, a fresh sound theme replaces the default Ubuntu theme, with a reverberating melody at startup, and an occasional knock or ping from a button or prompt.Xfce (instead of GNOME) was the default user interface until v20.04. From Ubuntu Studio 20.10, the default user interface became KDE.
An important advantage of Ubuntu Studio over most other Linux distributions employing the real-time kernel is access to the same repositories available to the main Ubuntu distributions through the Update Manager, Synaptic Package Manager, as well as through the Add/Remove Applications prompt. This allows for much more frequent operating system updates, and access to a much wider range of software.
In the past there has been nolive version available of Ubuntu Studio, and no graphical installer. Since the 12.04 release, Ubuntu Studio has been available as a Live DVD.[10] The disk image is about 1.8 GB, too large to fit on a standardCD, and as a result the recommended installation medium for Ubuntu Studio is aDVD orUSB flash drive. Ubuntu Studio can also be installed on a pre-existing Ubuntu installation by installing the "ubuntustudio-desktop" package fromAdvanced Packaging Tool.
In 9.10, the package "ubuntustudio-audio," shown during installation (and also available in the Synaptic Package Manager), cannot be installed without a working Internet connection.
An Internet connection is required after installation to maintain system components.
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