Ubuntu 18.04 Released

Apr 30, 2018

Swapnil Bhartiya

“Bionic Beaver” comes with hardware-focused improvements and Gnome as the default shell.

,,,Ubuntu 18.04 comes with a customized version of Linux kernel 4.15 that adds support for the latest hardware and peripherals. Some of the hardware-focused improvements that this kernel brings to Ubuntu include CPU controller for the cgroup v2 interface, AMD secure memory encryption support, the latest MD driver with software RAID enhancements, and management for systems with SATA Link Power Management.

Java users will continue to use OpenJDK 8, which has moved to universe and will remain available for the life of 18.04...

REF: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Ubuntu-18.04-Released