Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will switch out two longstanding applications with new picks. It said that the goal of the switch is to implement modern applications that are more consistent and easy to use, that fit in naturally with the rest of the desktop environment. The two applications being switched out are the Totem video player, which is being replaced by Showtime, and GNOME System Monitor, which is being replaced by Resources.
Both of the new applications are built using GTK4 and libadwaita for seamless integration with the desktop. Showtime has an immersive user interface, and it's a GNOME Core App that is already replacing Totem upstream in GNOME 49. On the other hand, Resources is a community-made tool that is part of GNOME Circle. It is a simple but powerful monitor that displays hardware usage as well as listing and terminating graphical apps and processes. Canonical went with Resources over another alternative called Mission Center due to its superior accessibility support, making it a better fit for an LTS release.
You can install both of these applications in Ubuntu right now without waiting. To get Showtime in Ubuntu 25.10, just run: sudo apt install showtime. For Resources, you can get it from Flathub.
If you find that you do not like the new app choices, Totem and GNOME System Monitor will remain available to install from the Ubuntu archives. When Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is released next year, and you upgrade, the two new apps will be installed alongside the old apps. If you want to remove the old apps, you will need to do so manually, or just keep them, but they won't be there in a new install.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is due for release in April and is codenamed Resolute Raccoon. As a Long-Term Support release, it will get updates for five years, taking support out all the way to 2031.
Source: OMG! Ubuntu
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