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An highly relevant news article today from our friend Liam Proven at TheRegister:

GNOME may rule Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon, but X.org isn't roadkill yet Seven official flavors offer alternatives to the default Wayland-only desktop – and Xfce looks like the leanest

FEATURE: Ubuntu doesn't just mean GNOME – or Wayland. Alongside the default edition of Ubuntu 26.04 last week, editions with seven other desktops were released, five of which still offer X.org.

Just under a fortnight ago, we covered the launch of Ubuntu 26.04. Ubuntu's default desktop is GNOME, and this version contains GNOME 50, which is Wayland-only. It can still run X11 apps, but you can't log in using X.org any longer – which also means many traditional X11-based tools, from desktop recording to remote control to logging in over the network, no longer work. There are alternative ways to do most things, but work habits may need to be adjusted. Seven different desktops to choose from

You're not obliged to use GNOME, though. There are multiple officially approved Ubuntu flavors: they're still Ubuntu, with the same core OS built from the same versions of the same components, and the same additional apps – but with different desktops.

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In essence, this means two things. If you choose one of the flavors, you should upgrade every two years when a new LTS appears. Alternatively, if you want a traditional desktop but want to stay on GNOME and its five years of updates, then your best bet may be to install GNOME Flashback and use that. The default GNOME 50 in 26.04, with the Flashback session installed for a GNOME-2-like appearance The default GNOME 50 in 26.04, with the Flashback session installed for a GNOME-2-like appearance

In the website's own order, the flavors are:

Kubuntu – the oldest official remix, with KDE Plasma 6.6. Lubuntu – the lightest-weight flavor, with LXQt 2.3. Ubuntu Budgie – with the latest Budgie 10.10. Ubuntu Cinnamon – with Cinnamon 6.4.13. Ubuntu Kylin – with UKUI 4. Ubuntu Unity – with Canonical's own in-house desktop, Unity 7.7.1. Xubuntu – a lightweight flavor with Xfce 4.20. ...