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It really sounds great when canonical announces new Version of Ubuntu . Personally i always look forward for new things and changes . In this post i am going to discuss about new changes in Ubuntu 10.10 which is going to happen .Till now only alpha-I version have been released . For a while i know only few changes which is going to happen in ubuntu 10.10 which are following :

a) New File System :

Scott James Remnant of the Ubuntu team has mentioned that the next-generation BTRFS filesystem could be the default filesystem for Maverick .

In this blog he stated ,

“We are going to be doing the work to have btrfs as an installation option, and we have not ruled out making it the default.”

The current file system in ubuntu is EXT4 which is called “StopGap” towards BTRFS.

b) Guayadeque Music player :

Guayadeque Music Player will be present in ubuntu 10.10 respository  which will be good news for music listeners . Guayadeque is my favourite music player . It has many new features like Ability to download covers manually or automatically. It plays many formats like Play mp3, ogg, flac, wma, mpc, mp4, ape, etc.           

Now u can use Guayadeque player in Ubuntu 10.04 using ppa .click following to know more.

Guayadeque music player in Ubuntu 10.04

c) Banshee may get full Ipod/Iphone support:

There are many issues regarding Banshee Media player like whether it will be default media player in ubuntu 10.10 or not , whether it will get full Ipod /Iphone or not .

Till now it’s not sure whether it will be default media player or not , But Ubuntu team are trying their best to get full Ipod /Iphone support .

Note : Rhythmbox will remain the default music player for Maverick

I got this information from from this link.

d) ShotWell to be default Image App :

Shotwell is going to be default Image Application in ubuntu 10.10 . It is going to replace F-spot . Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

Some of the features of shotwell are :

•import photos from any digital camera supported by gPhoto •automatically organize events containing photos taken at the same time •non-destructive editing allows altering photos without ruining originals or using disk space for each copy •one-click auto-enhancement •rotate, mirror, and crop photos •reduce red-eye and adjust the exposure, saturation, tint, and temperature of your photos •export photos as they are or by specifying dimensions and JPEG quality to reduce size •edit any photo, even if it’s not imported to the Shotwell library

For more Info Visit this link

For Installation Steps Visit this link

e) Ubuntu Software Center Gets A History Tab 

Hurray !!! Ubuntu 10.10 Software centre is going to have History which is really good news . It shows recently installed softwares . I think its going to act like Add/remove programs in windows .

For more info , Visit this link

Some other changes are also there :

a) Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Won't Run On Processors Below i686

b) New Games will be added .

Which Changes did you like the most? Drop your views in the comments.