Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now available



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Whether you’re a first time Linux user, experienced developer, academic researcher or enterprise administrator, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat is the best way to benefit from the latest advancements in the Linux ecosystem — just in time for Ubuntu’s 20 year mark.

The release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS represents the consolidation of fixes and improvements identified during the initial launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. From today, Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is available to download and install from our download page.

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Users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will shortly be prompted to upgrade to 24.04 LTS directly from their desktop, either automatically or as part of a scheduled update. This is a great time to start exploring Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. If you missed our press release, don’t worry. We’re summing up the most exciting developments in this post to get you ready to upgrade.

User experience and performance enhancements​

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GNOME 46 brings a host of performance and usability improvements including file manager search and performance, expandable notifications and consolidated settings options for easier access.

We’ve also bolstered our provisioning options through our installer with ZFS encryption and by integrating autoinstall support. That, along with our new App Center and a dedicated app for firmware updates, brings you a richer experience — and with better performance to boot.

Read more about the new features in Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS in our deep dive>

Your development and data science tools, right at home on Ubuntu​

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As the target platform for open source software vendors and community projects, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships with the latest toolchains for Python, Rust, Ruby, Go, PHP and Perl, and users get first access to the latest updates for key libraries and packages.

In fields such as data science and machine learning, Ubuntu is the operating system (OS) of choice for many of the most popular frameworks. This includes OpenCV, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch and Kubeflow, as well as our Canonical Data Science Stack, which allows you to set up ML environments with ease right out of the box.

Everything you would need in your organization​

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has a bevy of features that make it feel right at home in your enterprise.

Netplan is included as the default tool to configure networking on desktop (as it has been the default on server), allowing administrators to configure their Ubuntu estate regardless of platform. The recent release of Netplan 1.0 brings with it additional features around wireless compatibility and usability improvements such as netplan status –diff, making Netplan a great complement to Network Manager through its bidirectional integration.

Ubuntu’s prevalence in engineering and data science teams in enterprise, academic and federal institutions often means IT administrators rely on Canonical’s Landscape for monitoring, managing and reporting on the compliance of machines across desktop, server, and cloud.

With Windows remaining the corporate OS preferred by other departments, integrating with Active Directory simplifies the work of administrators by allowing them to manage Ubuntu instances using the Active Directory knowledge they’ve grown accustomed to.

How to integrate Ubuntu Desktop with Active Directory​

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The additional support for Group Policy Objects extended these capabilities, along with privilege management, remote script execution, certificate autoenrollment, network shares, network proxies, AppArmor profiles and a host of other requested functionality.

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Underneath the hood, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS also includes additional security improvements for those developing and distributing software within the Ubuntu ecosystem.

From a more robust distribution of Personal Package Archives (PPAs), to enhanced restrictions of unprivileged user namespaces in AppArmor, and an improved proposed pocket for granular package installation, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gives you more options to secure your applications and your data.

More value for enterprises with Pro​

Running the latest OS offers new features and enhanced performance, which is a good choice for new deployments. However, organizations also prioritize stability, security, and support, whether it’s for a fleet of workstations or established production systems.

Canonical’s Ubuntu Pro subscription caters to these needs. As with other long term supported releases, 24.04 LTS not only includes five years of standard security maintenance on the main Ubuntu repository, but that coverage is extended to 10 years and over 34,000 packages with Ubuntu Pro. An additional 2 years of support can be purchased through our Legacy Support add-on, giving you a 12 year commitment on this release and going back to 14.04 LTS.

This .1 update to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat brings additional stability to our release, making it the ideal choice for your enterprise.


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Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now available | Ubuntu

This .1 update brings a host of fixes and improvements identified during the initial launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — install it today.
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Sorry folks -- not my favourite distro at all -- much better ones around if you use Linux. Canonical isn't exactly my favourite company either.

However as with all things "OS" it's up to you of course - but if you are installing Linux either as a host or as a fully fledged VM one of its principal advantages over windows is that YOU can control the OS and install exactly what you want (or don't install what you don't want). Things like Ubuntu LTS install a load of "default apps" such as Libre Office and a whole slew of other things.

OK I suspect as many here are of course primary Windows users they are used to the OS working straight OOTB. To get the best advantages of using Linux you need to get some time in learning a bit and tinkering with it -- a VM is by far the best way to learn as any mistakes - just throw the whole VM away and start again.

The WSL is pretty decent these days but it's a real pain to install any other Linux version than the one's Ms has done -- not really surprising as the kernel has to run within the Windows frameset so there are parts f it specifically developed by Ms.

I'd suggest the most flexible and good ones are Arch / Manjaro (note Arch Linux these days has a decent guided installer script - just install base system plus network services then you can add what you like afterwards e.g a desktop GUI of your choice etc), OpenSuse tumbleweed --- this German firm SUSE has a decent Linux version robustly stable and engineered with the legendary "Teutonic efficiency" which is also pretty well "leading edge" and gives a lot of options at install time for packages to install, and if you want the absolute latest then Fedora supplied by Red Hat now owned by IBM -- pretty reliable but as it's totally leading edge it *could* be a bit unstable in some areas. For those of a more adventurous ilk could try the old venerable Debian -- it's being going for donkeys years -- in fact many distros are derived from it and it's rock solid stable - but as stability is the primary issue it's not in any way "leading edge".

As the saying goes "You pays your money - and takes your choice".

Cheers
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aubergine said:
Why Linux operating system news on a Windows forum?
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Some people use it as a VM others use it in the WSL and others either dual boot or run it as their main OS with Windows as a VM.

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jimbo45 said:
Some people use it as a VM others use it in the WSL and others either dual boot or run it as their main OS with Windows as a VM.

Cheers
jimbo
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What is of more interest is if it now the default quick ubuntu install option in Hyper-V and if it is automatically set up as an xrdp server.
 

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will networking ever connect to windows with ubuntu? it did a couple years ago then stopped
 

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cereberus said:
What is of more interest is if it now the default quick ubuntu install option in Hyper-V and if it is automatically set up as an xrdp server.
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H there.
@cereberus

Problem is with this sort of stuff is that a lot of modern Linux distros don't like XRDP any more due to the RDP protocol not being very secure (has a load of security potential issues). Most if all are now using / have changed to Wayland rather than the traditional X-Server protocol i.e XORG -- and while WAYLAND is better by far it's still relatively new so can cause problems for Windows users wanting to access a full GUI Linux remote desktop using the basic Windows RDP app

So on those latest distros you will need some type of VNC server or X-server app on Windows to connect to a Linux GUI desktop. -- SSH from Windows to command line always works though.

OpenSuse tumbleweed though has a VNC server which still can handle Windows RDP via OUTBOUND connections FROM Windows so you can connect via Windows RDP still without any extra software on Windows .

Another vote from me for the legendary "Teutonic Efficiency" from your near neighbours -- The Germans --from aross the channel (and I love BMW's !!)

Added == To connect TO Windows FROM Linux - XRDP is still supported and works without any extra software needed on Windows.

Cheers

jimbo
 
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jimbo45 said:
Sorry folks -- not my favourite distro at all -- much better ones around if you use Linux. Canonical isn't exactly my favourite company either.
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I run Linux Mint but of the Ubuntu flavors I like Kubuntu or Lubuntu better.

As for why on a Windows forum, there's a couple things Linux does better than Windows with problems.
 

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Berton said:
I run Linux Mint but of the Ubuntu flavors I like Kubuntu or Lubuntu better.

As for why on a Windows forum, there's a couple things Linux does better than Windows with problems.
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For example -- DD (copying disks / partitions of any file format without need for formatting / partitioning first, rsync for backing up / restoring data (has a GUI grsync too if command line options too complex for people) plus a great built in partition manager gparted ,loads of disk data recovery tools etc.

Whatever you use it never hurts to have additional tools in the armory -- and use where appropriate --I've sometimes used Windows to identify unknown hardware for a Linux system (Windows is usually much better at handling obscure hardware) etc.

Just because say you can drive / operate a huge JCB or farm tractor - you wouldn't use those devices to dig a tiny back yard for example !!!.

Open minds please.


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jimbo45 said:
Just because say you can drive / operate a huge JCB or farm tractor
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First money I ever earned was when I was about 13 and assisted/pulled the county's road grader when they rebuilt the mile of road by our farm.
 

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jimbo45 said:
H there.
@cereberus

Problem is with this sort of stuff is that a lot of modern Linux distros don't like XRDP any more due to the RDP protocol not being very secure (has a load of security potential issues). Most if all are now using / have changed to Wayland rather than the traditional X-Server protocol i.e XORG -- and while WAYLAND is better by far it's still relatively new so can cause problems for Windows users wanting to access a full GUI Linux remote desktop using the basic Windows RDP app

So on those latest distros you will need some type of VNC server or X-server app on Windows to connect to a Linux GUI desktop. -- SSH from Windows to command line always works though.

OpenSuse tumbleweed though has a VNC server which still can handle Windows RDP via OUTBOUND connections FROM Windows so you can connect via Windows RDP still without any extra software on Windows .

Another vote from me for the legendary "Teutonic Efficiency" from your near neighbours -- The Germans --from aross the channel (and I love BMW's !!)

Added == To connect TO Windows FROM Linux - XRDP is still supported and works without any extra software needed on Windows.

Cheers

jimbo
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All very well but totally irrelevant as you can only use Linux distros in hyper-v enhanced mode if an rdp server.

I am not aware of any Linux distro that uses any other form of remote connection that can connect on enhanced mode in hyper-v other than xrdp.
 

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    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
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