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elementary OS 6 “Odin” Released, What’s New ?!

The biggest update to the platform is here to "Empower you to be in control and express yourself."

tech233.com by tech233.com
August 14, 2021
in Linux, Operating System
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People claim that there are many Linux distributions (distros) that can well replace Windows or macOS. But apart from the basic operating system, few people have this clear goal, elementary OS, its sixth major version “Odin” was released on August 10, 2021.

elementary OS 6
elementary OS 6 – Pantheon Desktop Experience — (image credit : elementary, Inc)

The point of Odin is to give people control. Including additional privacy controls, updates related to ease of use and inclusivity, and other minor new features. If you have been considering switching to Linux or looking for a new distribution, then here are the highlights of elementary OS 6.

New Features in elementary OS 6 “Odin”

Obviously, elementary OS 6 has made a “significant” fundamental change to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. As a result, there are a lot of underlying changes, such as Linux Kernel 5.11, showing the OEM logo at startup and a stack of updates with available software.

You may not be interested in understanding the similarities to other Ubuntu distributions; you want to know the differences. The Pantheon desktop environment is the core of the basic user experience, and its changes and the related ecosystem will pique the interest of most people.

So then what’s new?

Introducing Dark Mode

Well, there is now a dark mode option in the appearance settings. You can enable dark mode in elemental OS 6 at any time, or set it to automatically change based on sunset/sunrise or a custom schedule.

dark mode option

elemental OS 6 may be late, but they seem to have gone to great lengths to provide a consistent dark mode across the system.
You will notice dark style theme preferences that match the preloaded apps and the supported apps in AppCenter.
After installing elementary OS 6, the dark theme preference is right available on the welcome screen.

Notification Improvements

Notifications Improvement
Notifications Improvement – (image credit : elementary, Inc)

Notifications now support action buttons and icon badges. This is pleasingly convenient.

Notification Badge

App Center and Flatpak Support Enhanced

For added privacy and security, elementary OS 6 quickly brings the Flatpak application. Not only pre-installed applications, but also all applications listed as Flatpak packages on AppCenter.

Application Permissions can be managed on a per-app basis from the Settings app.

App Center – elementary OS 6

User cannot use the AppCenter to search/install apps from upstream Ubuntu repositories (software like VLC, GIMP, Blender, Lollypop, etc), however, you will retain full command line access to the repositories.

elementary OS 6 uses Flatpak by default, but Flathub doesn’t work out of the box. Fortunately, App Center can handle *.flatpakref* files (the new Sideload utility can handle it, which will give you a warning dialog asking you to allow the installation).

Multi-Touch Gestures

Multitouch | Multitasking

You’ve get a multi-touch touchpad or trackpad? New multi-touch support in elementary OS 6 is available. A three-finger swipe up opens the multitasking view, and a three-finger swipe left or right will seamlessly switch between workspaces.

Touch screen users also get to use gesture interactions, which you can totally navigate through the system.

New Improved Apps & Upgrades

New Task app (compatible with CalDav provider); Mail client rewritten (using open source Evolution Data Server to connect accounts that currently only support IMAP). Meanwhile, the Camera app gets a UI redesign and some other great new features.

… and Other Significant Improvements !

However, here are the top-level overview of the major changes in elementary OS 6 :

  • Dark mode (including schedule support)

  • Accent colours (including auto-derived)

  • Multi-touch gesture support

  • New *Universal Access* indicator

  • Improved notifications and notification centre

  • Rewritten *Mail* app

  • New *Tasks* app

  • Flatpak is default format in App Center

  • Sideload utility to install .flatpakref files

  • New app Permissions pane in *System Settings*

  • Support for installing firmware updates from LVFS

  • Various smaller UX tweaks

Download elementary OS 6

You can get the latest version from their website.

Download from the elementary OS Website

 

Note that, you can’t upgrade to elementary 6 from 5.1 directly, which means a fresh install is necessary if you want to use it.

 

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