GNOME 51 Alpha Released
Translated by a model; the original is in Russian.
The GNOME development team has announced the release of the GNOME 51 alpha. This release kicks off the testing cycle that precedes the stable release of the desktop environment, which is slated for September.
According to the developers, the alpha version includes a number of improvements over previous releases of the desktop. The specific list of changes and new features will be refined as the final release draws closer and subsequent test builds — the beta version and the release candidate — arrive.
GNOME alpha releases have traditionally been intended primarily for application developers and project contributors, who test compatibility and hunt down bugs before the update reaches end users through Linux distributions. Users who prioritize a stable system are advised not to install alpha builds as their main environment.
The next milestones on the road to GNOME 51 will be the beta version and the release candidate, which usually precede the final release by a few weeks. The stable release of GNOME 51 is expected to appear in September and will subsequently be included in updates to the major Linux distributions.
Source: Phoronix
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