The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.
As usual, this point release includes many updates and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-severity bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Kubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 24.04.2 LTS, Lubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 24.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu Studio 24.04.2 LTS, Xubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, Edubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.2 LTS and Ubuntu Unity 24.04.2 LTS are also now available. More details can be found in their individual release notes (see ‘Official flavours’):
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-release-notes/39890
Maintenance updates will be provided for 5 years from the initial 24.04 LTS release for Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Cloud, and Ubuntu Core. All the remaining flavours will be supported for 3 years. Additional security support is available with ESM (Expanded Security Maintenance).
To get Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
In order to download Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, visit:
Users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will be offered an automatic upgrade to 24.04.2 LTS via Update Manager.
We recommend that all users read the 24.04.2 LTS release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes on the release itself. They are available at:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-release-notes/39890
If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren’t sure, you can try asking in any of the following places:
https://matrix.to/#/#discuss:ubuntu.com
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/support
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
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Originally posted to the ubuntu-announce mailing list on Thu Feb 20 16:55:56 UTC 2025 by Florent ‘Skia’ Jacquet on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team
