Ubuntu 24.04 LTS released
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Caveat: As usual, don't update until the Cloudron team has greenlighted such update!
News:
- https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat
- https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-24-04-noble-numbat-deep-dive
- https://ubuntu.com/blog/whats-new-in-security-for-ubuntu-24-04-lts
Takeaways:
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Ubuntu Linux 24.04 Release: Canonical has released the eagerly anticipated version 24.04 of its own Linux distribution, Ubuntu Linux. This release is once again a Long Term Support (LTS) release.
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Long Term Support: Canonical offers particularly long support for the system, especially for its clientele who pay separately for it. While regular Ubuntu users can look forward to 5 years of updates for critical functional problems and security leaks, with an Ubuntu Pro subscription, this period can now be extended to up to 12 years for the first time.
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Linux Kernel 6.8: Ubuntu 24.04 includes the latest Linux Kernel 6.8, which is the most recent kernel version with Long-Term Support (LTS). Compared to the previous versions (Linux 6.5 for Ubuntu 22.04 users who use the Hardware Enablement Kernel (HWE), and Linux 5.15 for those who use the original kernel), Linux Kernel 6.8 offers a host of updates across all driver categories, device classes, and functions.
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Server Software Updates: Common server software like Nginx, MySQL, MariaDB, and Apache, as well as modern scripting and programming languages like Go, Rust, and Python, have received updates.
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GCC 13.2: While GCC 14 has not been released yet, GCC 13.2 is included in Ubuntu 24.04, which is a significant improvement over GCC 11 in Ubuntu 22.04.
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Mail Server and LDAP Updates: Mail server administrators will appreciate the fresh versions of Postfix, Dovecot, and ClamAV. Additionally, LDAP professionals will be pleased with the new OpenLDAP. Ubuntu is one of the few commercial distributions that still offer support for OpenLDAP.
