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Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) begins May 29, 2025

Ubuntu released its 20.04 (Focal Fossa) release 5 years ago, on March 23, 2020. As with the earlier LTS releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The standard support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will transition to Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) on […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 887

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 887 for the week of April 6 – 12, 2025. The full version of this issue is available here. In this issue we cover: Plucky Puffin (25.04) Final Freeze Plucky Puffin (25.04) Release Status Tracking New SRU team Matrix room Welcome New Members and Developers Ubuntu Stats Hot […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 886

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 886 for the week of March 30 – April 5, 2025. The full version of this issue is available here. In this issue we cover: Clarifying Policy Re: Asynchronous Contributing Developer Applications Ubuntu Stats Hot in Support LXD: Weekly news #389 Rocks Public Journal; 2025-04-04 Other Meeting Reports […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 885

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 885 for the week of March 23 – 29, 2025. The full version of this issue is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released Introducing the Ubuntu Communications Council Welcome New Members and Developers Ubuntu Stats Hot in Support LXD: Weekly news […]

Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Beta release of the Ubuntu 25.04 Desktop, Server, and Cloud products. Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin”, continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new […]