![]() ![]() This introduces a new horizontal workspace switcher and a horizontal app launcher that lets you rearrange apps. ![]() Ubuntu 22.04’s New FeaturesĪ quick overview for LTS upgraders: Ubuntu now uses Wayland as default display server (yes, even for NVIDIA users) and ships with GNOME 42. The first point release, Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, is due for release in late July, 2022. With the final stable release released on April 21, 2022. Key dates in Ubuntu 22.04 release schedule: In 2024 it will be possible to upgrade Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and users will be able to upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 later this year on an opt-in basis - just keep in mind that Ubuntu 22.10 is a regular release only supported for nine months. ESM updates aren’t automatic and do require you to enrol your computer in for Ubuntu Advantage/Ubuntu Pro (which is free for home users). While overall support for Ubuntu 22.04 ends in 2027 it is likely that Extended Support Maintenance (ESM) will offer updates for a further three to five years. New Linux kernel releases and graphics driver updates are also rolled out as software updates every six months or so. Ubuntu 22.04 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release and will receive ongoing app updates and critical security fixes for five years from release. Delays are rare but it can happen: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS was released two months later than intended. This makes sense until it’s actually released the version number is subject change (being based on the year and month). Ubuntu releases are usually only referred to using their codename before release. The other was Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” which - more useless trivia - was the first release this blog covered in full. As for what a ‘jellyfish’ is? That shouldn’t require an explanation!įans of largely useless trivia may be interested to know that 22.04 is the 36th Ubuntu release since 2004, but only the second one to use a codename beginning with the letter ‘J’. In the UK, where Canonical is based, ‘jammy’ is an adjective used to describe someone or something lucky or fortunate. ![]() Ubuntu developers have dubbed Ubuntu 22.04 the “ Jammy Jellyfish“. ![]()
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