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Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS released with Ubuntu 21.10 Hardware Enablement Stack
Canonical released Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with Ubuntu 21.10 Hardware Enablement Stack, and
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Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with community and
professional support.
The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software
should be freely available, that software tools should be usable by people in their
local language and despite any shortcomings, and that people should have the freedom to
customize and change their software as they see fit.
“Ubuntu” is an ancient African word meaning “humanity for others”.
The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
Now, Canonical has today released Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS as the fourth release point for its Ubuntu
20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series with long-term support.
What's New in Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
Released on April 23, 2020, the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series
is long-term supported that will receive software and security updates for at least five years,
until April 2025, on desktop.
Canonical also provides the community with updated installation media every six months,
adding the latest Linux kernel and Mesa graphics stacks.
In addition to including all stable release updates up to this point on the installation
media for convenient installation, Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS is useful because it now offers
a newer hardware enablement “HWE” stack.
This hardware enablement stack is updated Linux kernel, Mesa and related bits as shipped
by Ubuntu 21.10.
So now with Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS it is possible to run Linux kernel 5.13 and Mesa 21.2.6 for
a better open source graphical experience especially, but in general newer hardware
platforms can gain from the latest kernel, as well as with the latest peripheral driver
supported, etc.
Those who do not wish to use the new HWE stack, such as on certified server platforms, can
continue using the older kernel.
As expected, most of the core packages included in the new Ubuntu 20.04 LTS point release
have been updated to their latest versions from the repositories to provide users who
want to deploy the Focal Fossa operating system to new computers with updated installation
media where they will not have than downloading hundreds of updates from the repositories
after installation.
In terms of desktop environments and applications, the Ubuntu Desktop flavor comes with the same
GNOME 3.36 desktop environment stack that has been used since the release of Ubuntu
20.04 LTS two years ago.
The same goes for the rest of the official flavors (eg Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu
MATE, Ubuntu Budgie and Ubuntu Kylin).
4 LTS is available in their desktop, server, and cloud offerings, along with other optional
rounds such as Kubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu MATE, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio.
Download and try Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
Existing users just need to ensure their installations are always up to date by installing all the
latest updates from the repositories using commands sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgradein
the Terminal app.
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Software Update: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Ubuntu logo (75 pix)The fourth update for
version 20.04 of Ubuntu Linux has been released.
A new version is published twice a year and the year and month of publication form the
version number.
Once every two years a version is released that will be provided with updates for five
years instead of nine months.
Version 20.04, codenamed Focal Fossa, is such a version with extra long support.
In version 20.04, which Tweakers has written a review about, we find, among other things,
a renewed appearance, support for new hardware, including Intel Comet Lake, Qualcomm Snapdragon
835 and 855 and AMD's Navi 12 and 14, and for exFAT and WireGuard.
. Furthermore, there is Livepatch, which allows updating the kernel without having to reboot
the system and there is a new Linux Security Module called Lockdown.
The complete release notes for version 20.04 can be found on this page , version 20.04.4
contains a large number of bug and security fixes :
What's new in Ubuntu Desktop 20.04.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)?
In addition to the bugs listed, this update includes all security updates from the Ubuntu
Security Notice list affecting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS that were released up to and including
February 22, 2022.
The last update included was USN-5301-1 (Cyrus SASL vulnerability) .
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Focal Fossa refreshes its install media
Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Released, Available to Download
The fourth point release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is available to download.
Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS is a newly-spun installer image that contains all core security patches,
bug fixes, and app updates released to Ubuntu 20.04 since the release of Ubuntu 20.04.3
LTS back in August of last year.
Periodic refreshes to the install media is a necessary task for a long-term support release
as it cuts down on the number of post-install updates a user needs to install.
If you use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and you install all issues updates as and when they’re releases
you do not need to reinstall.
You’re not missing out on anything.
You already have everything included in these new images.
Linux 5.13 is the big lure of this point release, carried over from October’s Ubuntu 21.10
release.
Linux 5.13 introduces a bunch of tweaks including better EXT4 support, a new cooling driver
for modern Intel CPUs, and better support for peripherals including the Apple Magic
Mouse 2 and the GK6X mechanical keyboard.
Other updates bundled with the new ISO include GNOME Shell 3.36.8, LibreOffice 6.4.7.2, and
Mozilla Firefox 97.
Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS is available to download from the Ubuntu website, right now — though
as it’s a 3.1GB download make sure you’re not on a capped connection when you do it.
Again, for clarity: if you already run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS you’re not missing out on anything
here; so long as you have installed all available updates you “have” Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS.
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