Category Archives: Release

Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS released

By guiverc | Published: 2021-08-27

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support. Like previous LTS series, 20.04.3 includes hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware. This support is offered on all architectures. Ubuntu Server […]

Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) End of Life reached on July 22 2021

By guiverc | Published: 2021-07-25

This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent earlier this month to confirm that as of July 22, 2021, Ubuntu 20.10 is no longer supported. No more package updates will be accepted to 20.10, and it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks. The original End of Life warning follows, […]

Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) released

By guiverc | Published: 2021-04-22

Ubuntu 21.04, codenamed “Hirsute Hippo”, is here. This release 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, partnering with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs. Ubuntu Desktop 21.04 […]

Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) Final Beta released

By guiverc | Published: 2021-04-01

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Beta release of the Ubuntu 21.04 Desktop, Server, and Cloud products. 21.04, codenamed “Hirsute Hippo”, 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 features […]

Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) begins April 30 2021

By guiverc | Published: 2021-03-13

Ubuntu announced its 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) release almost 5 years ago, on April 21, 2016. 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 16.04 LTS will transition to Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) […]