Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS Released
Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS released, codenamed “Noble Numbat”, 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, together with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs.
As usual, this point release includes many updates and updated installation media has been provided, so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-severity bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Kubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 24.04.5 LTS, Lubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 24.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Studio 24.04.5 LTS, Xubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, Edubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.5 LTS and Ubuntu Unity 24.04.5 LTS are also now available. For more details on these, read their individual release notes under the Official flavors
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Maintenance updates will be provided for 5 years from the initial 24.04 LTS release for Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Cloud, and Ubuntu Core. All the remaining flavors will be supported for 3 years. Additional security support is available with ESM (Expanded Security Maintenance).
To get Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS
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Users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will be offered an automatic upgrade to 24.04.5 LTS via Update Manager.
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 information on the release itself. They are available at:
If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren’t sure, ask in any of the following places:
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