Ubuntu released its 20.04 (Focal Fossa) release 5 years ago, on March 23, 2020. 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 20.04 LTS will transition to Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) on May 29, 2025.
Users are encouraged to evaluate and upgrade to our latest 24.04 LTS release via 22.04 LTS. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is via Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Instructions and caveats for the upgrades may be found at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JammyUpgrades for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NobleUpgrades for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and 24.04 LTS continue to be actively supported with security updates and bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found here:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce
Canonical provides Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to customers through Ubuntu Pro. Further information can be found here:
Since its launch in October 2004, Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.
Originally posted to the ubuntu-announce mailing list on Thu Apr 17 10:32:41 UTC 2025 by Florent ‘Skia’ Jacquet, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team.
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