Ubuntu 21.10

Ubuntu 21.10 is a version of Ubuntu which was released to the public on 14 October 2021 under the codename "Impish Indri".

Behind the codename
The adjective "impish" means being michevious or being devilish. Indri (also known as a babakoto) is one of the largest living lemurs and is a native to Madagascar.

Changes

 * GNOME Desktop 40.4 is now the default desktop environment, replacing GNOME 3.38.
 * Mozilla Firefox, along with other applications is now a  application by default.
 * When the  package is removed, it automatically reinstalls when the user attempts an upgrade, or while installing a package.
 * A placeholder Ubuntu logo is used in place of the OEM logo if no OEM logo is found in the firmware.
 * The Trash is intregated to the Dock, just like Unity, which was actually copied from macOS.

Criticism
Following the release of Ubuntu 21.10, the operating system received a heavy amount of backlash. Most notably being the often enforcement and the poor performance of  applications.

Bugs and quirks
The new version of Nouveau, an open-source NVIDIA video driver, does not work with newer NVIDIA cards such as GTX 10 series. Devices with these graphic cards will be unable to boot the system.