# What is New in Ubuntu 15.10?

> URL: https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/what-is-new-ubuntu-15-10/ | Published: 2015-11-10 | Updated: 2026-03-04 | Author: Alexander Wise

## Introduction

Ubuntu 15.10 was released for public use on October 22nd, 2015.  Nicknamed “Wily Werewolf” it comes with a few upgrades and changes that are worth noting.  In this overview, we will briefly touch on the changes and upgrades in the newest version.  Ubuntu 15.10 is primarily noted as a stepping stone to the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the next Long-Term Service release coming in April 2016.  Most of the major features remain largely unchanged from the current 15.04 LTS.

## New Features

Linux Kernel 4.2

- AMDGPU kernel drivers
- Intel Broxton support
- F2FS file-system encryption support
- NV-DIMM support

A kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 has also been added to the archives.

One of the major changes is the migration to utilize systemd as the primary init system going forward.

## Ubuntu 15.10Desktop

- Unity, many bugs have been fixed as well as new features in this version,  focusing primarily on interface improvements, such as locally integrated menus for unfocused windows and scrollbar updates.
- Compiz has several bug fixes, also of note is the integration with the MATE desktop.
- Firefox updated to version 41
- Chrome updated to version 45
- MATE updated to version 1.10
- GNOME now updated to version 3.16
- Blueman 2.0 is now included
- Able to pair new Steam Controller, can be paired through Big Picture mode in Steam
- LibreOffice has many upgrades and changes, which can be located here: [ReleaseNotes 5.0](https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.0)

## Ubuntu 15.10 Server Edition

Ubuntu 15.10 now holds the newest edition of OpenStack, Liberty, including:

- OpenStack Identity – Keystone
- OpenStack Imaging – Glance
- OpenStack Block Storage – Cinder
- OpenStack Networking – Neutron
- OpenStack Telemetry – Ceilometer and Aodh
- OpenStack Orchestration – Heat
- OpenStack Dashboard – Horizon
- OpenStack Object Storage – Swift
- OpenStack Database as a Service – Trove
- OpenStack DNS – Designate
- OpenStack Bare-metal – Ironic
- OpenStack Filesystem – Manila
- OpenStack Key Manager – Barbican

There is also experimental support being offered for erasure coded storage.

## Other changes

- Juju has been updated to 1.24.6
- libvirt has been updated to 1.2.16
- qemu has been updated to 2.3
- Open vSwitch 2.4.0 is now included by default
- Ceph has been updated to “Hammer” 0.94.3

As a personal use note, I updated my home computer to this version and did not notice any glaring changes after a few days use.  Things ran mostly how they always have, but maybe a little prettier.  I expect greater things are in store for Ubuntu 16.04.

Official Ubuntu release notes can be [found here](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes).

 

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