Published on Tux Machines (http://www.tuxmachines.org) Home > content > Ubuntu: Ubuntu's Desktop Dock, New Kernel Patches, New LTS Ubuntu: Ubuntu's Desktop Dock, New Kernel Patches, New LTS By Roy Schestowitz Created 04/08/2017 - 11:40pm Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 4th of August 2017 11:40:03 PM Filed under Ubuntu [1] Phew, Ubuntu 17.10 Will Have a Desktop Dock (Of Sorts) [2] If you were worried Ubuntu 17.10 would use a vanilla GNOME Shell desktop, you can relax. Ubuntu says the release will have a desktop dock. Canonical Releases New Linux Kernel Security Update for Ubuntu 17.04, 16.04 LTS[3] Canonical released new Linux kernel security updates for Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating systems, as well as updated HWE (hardware enablement) kernels for Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and the recently released Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS maintenance update. Available for 64-bit and 32-bit hardware architectures, as well as for Raspberry Pi 2, the new kernel updates patch a total of four security issues affecting the Linux 4.10 and 4.4 LTS kernels of Ubuntu 17.04 and 16.04 LTS, as well as their derivatives, including Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Budgie, and Ubuntu Kylin. Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Officially Released with Linux Kernel 4.10 from Ubuntu 17.04[4] Canonical launched the third point release of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system series, Ubuntu 16.04.3, which brings updated kernel and graphics stacks. Powered by the Linux 4.10 kernel and Mesa 17.0 graphics stack from Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus), Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS is here for those who want to install the long-term supported Xenial Xerus series of operating systems on new computers which were or weren't supported by Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS or a previous point release. However, Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS doesn't ship with support for 32-bit PPC architectures. Canonical releases Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS with new kernel [5] Canonical has released the latest point release (or service pack in Microsoft language) for Ubuntu. Ubuntu 16.04.3 rolls all the updates the operating system has received into the ISO to save users having to re-install all the available updates. In addition, 16.04.3 ships with a new Hardware Enablement (HWE) stack which includes an updated kernel. Ubuntu Source URL: http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/103600 Links: [1] http://www.tuxmachines.org/taxonomy/term/121 [2] http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/phew-ubuntu-17-10-will-desktop-dock [3] http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-releases-new-linux-kernel-security-update-for-ubuntu-17-04-16-04-lts- 517286.shtml [4] http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-16-04-3-lts-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-4-10-from-ubuntu-17-04- 517272.shtml [5] https://www.neowin.net/news/canonical-releases-ubuntu-16043-lts-with-new-kernel.