Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa) Is Out with Linux Kernel 5.11 and Mesa 21 Graphics Stack.
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Canonical released today Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS as the third point release for its long-term
supported Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series.
Coming more than six months after Ubuntu 20.04.2, the Ubuntu 20.04.3 point release is here with
updated kernel and graphics stacks from the Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) release. More
precisely, it’s powered by the HWE (Hardware Enablement) Linux 5.11 kernel series and uses
the latest Mesa 21.0 graphics stack.
As usual, the Linux 5.11 HWE kernel included in the Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS point release is
intended for new installations where the hardware is not fully supported by the stock kernel.
As such, if you’re using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with the stock kernel, you won’t receive
the newer kernel when performing an upgrade.
Other than that, most of the packages have been updated to their latest versions to provide
users with an updated installation media so they won’t have to download hundreds of
updates from the repositories after a new installation is performed.
The Ubuntu Desktop flavor comes with the same GNOME 3.36.8 desktop environment by default,
while the rest of the official flavors (Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie,
and Ubuntu Kylin) include the same desktop environments that were used in the previous
point release.
You can download Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS right now using the download links below. Existing
users need only to ensure that their installations are up to date at all times by installing
all the latest updates from the repositories using the sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
commands in the Terminal app.
Released on April 23rd, 2020, the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series
is supported for a least five years, until April 2025, on the desktop, with regular software
and security updates, and Canonical provides users with new, up-to-date installation medias
every six months.
The next point release will be Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS, scheduled for February 2022.
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