What’s new in 21.04?
Jun 01, 2021
4 minutes
Wayland may be dominating the headlines, but it’s by no means the only new feature that’s arrived in Ubuntu 21.04. Several other features are linked to Wayland, of course – the PipeWire project for one, with its aim to “greatly improve handling of audio and video under Linux”. It’s basically a replacement for pulseaudio and JACK, designed to work with containerised Flatpak applications but also tying in neatly with Wayland’s tighter security requirements.
In practical terms, its primary function is to restore the ability to both screen-share and record your desktop with compatible applications such as and . It’ll also improve audio support in
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