Ubuntu 23.04, codenamed “Lunar Lobster”, 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 23.04 features a new installer, unifying the Ubuntu server and desktop installation engine, enabling the same autoinstall configuration workflows for both desktops and servers. The UI sports a refreshed user interface with a modern but familiar first-time user experience.
This release includes GNOME 44, delivering further usability improvements with a focus on new quick settings options for bluetooth device management and dark mode. And desktop snaps now benefit from new refresh functionality for quicker application of updates.
Organisations using Ubuntu Desktop will benefit from additional Active Directory policies for app confinement, enterprise proxy and network sharing. Ubuntu Desktop now also supports Azure Active Directory user authentication, a first for Linux desktops.
Ubuntu 23.04 delivers the latest toolchains and runtimes for Python, Java, Go, C, C++, Rust and .Net to ensure the most up to date experience for innovators and enthusiasts. QEMU allows developers to emulate their applications on multiple architectures and the latest release includes new hardware support for a range of armhf, arm64, RISC-V and s390x devices to ensure that local development environments match the target deployment architecture.
The latest versions of Docker and Containerd deliver improved container security and lifecycle management. LXD environments are also easier to deploy thanks to pre-seeding in cloud-init and network hotplug support.
The newest Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu are also being released today. More details can be found for these at their individual release notes under the Official Flavours section:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lunar-lobster-release-notes/
Maintenance updates will be provided for 9 months for all flavours releasing with 23.04.
To get Ubuntu 23.04
In order to download Ubuntu 23.04, visit:
https://ubuntu.com/download
Users of Ubuntu 22.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 23.04. For further information about upgrading, see:
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop/upgrade
As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.
We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats, workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes on the release itself. They are available at:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lunar-lobster-release-notes/
Find out what’s new in this release with a graphical overview:
https://ubuntu.com/desktop
https://ubuntu.com/desktop/features
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:
#ubuntu on irc.libera.chat
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
https://ubuntuforums.org
https://askubuntu.com
https://discourse.ubuntu.com
Help Shape Ubuntu
If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/contribute
About Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, IoT, cloud, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.
Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit:
https://ubuntu.com/support
More Information
You can learn more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website listed below:
https://ubuntu.com
To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu’s very low volume announcement list at:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce
Originally posted to the ubuntu-announce mailing list on Thu Apr 20 16:20:52 UTC 2023 by Łukasz ‘sil2100’ Zemczak, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team
Except where otherwise noted, this issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is licensed under a