Ubuntu Studio 将用 KDE Plasma 桌面环境替换 Xfce
Ubnutu Studio
[Ubuntu Studio](https://ubuntustudio.org/) 是一个流行的 [Ubuntu 官方变种](https://itsfoss.com/which-ubuntu-install/)，它是为从事音频制作、视频、图形、摄影和书籍出版的创意内容创建者量身定制的。它提供了许多多媒体内容创建应用，开箱即用，体验极佳。


在最近的 20.04 LTS 版本发布之后，Ubuntu Studio 团队在其[官方公告](https://ubuntustudio.org/2020/04/ubuntu-studio-20-04-lts-released/)中强调了一些非常重要的内容。而且，也许不是每个人都注意到关键信息，即 Ubuntu Studio 的未来。


Ubuntu Studio 20.04 将是带有 [Xfce 桌面环境](https://xfce.org)的最后一个版本。将来的所有发行版都将改用 [KDE Plasma](https://kde.org/plasma-desktop)。


### 为什么 Ubuntu Studio 放弃 XFCE？


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据他们的澄清，Ubuntu Studio 并不专注于任何特定的外观/感受，而是旨在提供最佳的用户体验。同时，KDE 被证明是一个更好的选择。



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> 事实证明，Plasma 为图形艺术家和摄影师提供了更好的工具，例如在 Gwenview、Krita 甚至文件管理器 Dolphin 中都可以看出。此外，它对 Wacom 平板的支持比其他任何桌面环境都更好。
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> 它已经变得如此之好，以至于现在大部分 Ubuntu Studio 团队成员都在使用通过 Ubuntu Studio 安装程序添加了 Ubuntu Studio 的 Kubuntu 作为日常工作使用。既然我们中的这么多人都在使用 Plasma，因此在我们的下一个版本中过渡到 Plasma 似乎是个好时机。
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当然，每一个桌面环境都是针对不同的用户量身定制的。在此，他们认为 KDE Plasma 是最适合取代 XFCE 的桌面环境，可以为所有用户提供更好的用户体验。


尽管我不确定用户对此会有何反应，因为每个用户都有不同的偏好。如果现有用户对 KDE 没有问题，那就没什么大问题。


值得注意的是，Ubuntu Studio 还提到了为什么 KDE 可能是它们的更好选择：



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> 在没有 Akonadi 的情况下，Plasma 桌面环境的资源使用与 Xfce 一样轻量级，甚至更轻。Fedora Jam 和 KXStudio 等其他以音频为重点的 Linux 发行版在历史上一直使用 KDE Plasma 桌面环境，并且在音频方面做得很好。
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此外，他们还强调了 [Jason Evangelho 在福布斯杂志上的一篇文章](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/10/23/bold-prediction-kde-will-steal-the-lightweight-linux-desktop-crown-in-2020)，其中一些基准测试表明 KDE 几乎与 Xfce 一样轻量级。尽管这是一个好的迹象，我们仍然需要等待用户试驾 KDE 驱动的 Ubuntu Studio。只有这样，我们才能观察到 Ubuntu Studio 放弃 XFCE 桌面环境的决定是否正确。


### 更改后，Ubuntu Studio 用户将发生什么变化？


在带有 KDE 的 Ubuntu Studio 20.10 及更高版本上的整体工作流程可能会受到影响（或改善）。


但是，升级过程（从 20.04 到 20.10）会导致系统损坏。因此，全新安装 Ubuntu Studio 20.10 或更高版本将是唯一的方法。


他们还提到，他们还会不断评估与预安装的应用是否存在重复。所以，相信在未来的日子里，更多的细节也会随之而来。


Ubuntu Studio 是最近一段时间内第二个改变了主桌面环境的发行版。先前，[Lubuntu](https://itsfoss.com/lubuntu-20-04-review/) 从 LXDE 切换到 LXQt。


你如何看待这种变化？欢迎在下面的评论中分享你的想法。




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作者：[Ankush Das](https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/) 选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) 译者：[geekpi](https://github.com/geekpi) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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[Ubuntu Studio](https://ubuntustudio.org/) is a popular [official flavour of Ubuntu](https://itsfoss.com/which-ubuntu-install/) tailored for creative content creators involved in audio production, video, graphics, photography, and book publishing. It offers a lot of multimedia content creation applications out of the box with the best possible experience.

After the recent 20.04 LTS release, the Ubuntu Studio team highlighted something very important in their [official announcement](https://ubuntustudio.org/2020/04/ubuntu-studio-20-04-lts-released/). And, probably not everyone noticed the key information i.e Ubuntu Studio’s future.

Ubuntu Studio 20.04 will be the last version to ship with the [Xfce desktop environment](https://xfce.org). All the future releases will be using [KDE Plasma](https://kde.org/plasma-desktop) instead.

## Why is Ubuntu Studio ditching XFCE?

![Ubuntu Studio Kde Xfce](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/05/ubuntu-studio-kde-xfce.jpg)

As per their clarification, Ubuntu Studio isn’t focused on any particular look/feel but aims to provide the best user experience possible. And, KDE proves to be a better option.

Plasma has proven to have better tools for graphics artists and photographers, as can be seen in Gwenview, Krita, and even the file manager Dolphin. Additionally, it has Wacom tablet support better than any other desktop environment.


It has become so good that the majority of the Ubuntu Studio team is now using Kubuntu with Ubuntu Studio added-on via Ubuntu Studio Installer as their daily driver. With so many of us using Plasma, the timing just seems right to focus on a transition to Plasma with our next release.


Of course every desktop environment has been tailored for something different. And, here, they think that KDE Plasma will be the most suitable desktop environment replacing XFCE to provide a better user experience to all the users.

While I’m not sure how the users will react to this as every user has a different set of preferences. If the existing users won’t have a problem with KDE, it isn’t going to be a big deal.

It is worth noting that Ubuntu Studio also mentioned why KDE is potentially a superior choice for them:

The Plasma desktop environment has, without Akonadi, become just as light in resource usage as Xfce, perhaps even lighter. Other audio-focused Linux distributions, such as Fedora Jam and KXStudio, have historically used the KDE Plasma desktop environment and done well with the audio.


Also, they’ve highlighted [an article by Jason Evangelho at Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/10/23/bold-prediction-kde-will-steal-the-lightweight-linux-desktop-crown-in-2020) where some benchmarks reveal that KDE is almost as light as Xfce. Even though that’s a good sign – we still have to wait for the users to test-drive the KDE-powered Ubuntu Studio. Only then we’ll be able to observe whether Ubuntu Studio’s decision to ditch XFCE desktop environment was the right thing to do.

## What will change for Ubuntu Studio users after this change?

The overall workflow may get affected (or improve) moving forward with KDE on Ubuntu Studio 20.10 and later.

However, the upgrade process (from 20.04 to 20.10) will result in broken systems. So, a fresh install of Ubuntu Studio 20.10 or later versions will be the only way to go.

They’ve also mentioned that they will be constantly evaluating for any duplication with the pre-installed apps. So, I believe more details will follow in the coming days.

Ubuntu Studio is second distribution that has changed its main desktop environment in recent times. Earlier, [Lubuntu](https://itsfoss.com/lubuntu-20-04-review/) switched to LXQt from LXDE.

What do you think about this change? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.