Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Released (UPDATEDx4)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 01, 2022,
updated Sep 06, 2022

• The Fridge: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Released

• Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS released

  The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS
  (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well
  as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.
  
  
  Like previous LTS series, 20.04.5 includes hardware enablement stacks
  for use on newer hardware. This support is offered on all architectures.
  Ubuntu Server defaults to installing the GA kernel; however you may
  select the HWE kernel from the installer bootloader.
  
  
  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-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining
  stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
  
  
  Kubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Budgie 20.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 20.04.5 LTS,
  Lubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 20.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Studio 20.04.5 LTS,
  and Xubuntu 20.04.5 LTS are also now available. More details can be found
  in their individual release notes:
  
  
      https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes#Official_flavours
  
  
  Maintenance updates will be provided for 5 years for Ubuntu Desktop,
  Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Cloud, and Ubuntu Core. All the remaining
  flavours will be supported for 3 years. Additional security support is
  available with ESM (Extended Security Maintenance).
  
  
  

• Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 5.15 - OMG! Ubuntu!

  The fifth point release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is available to download.

  Now, now: don’t get too excited. Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS is a freshly-spun install image composed of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS plus all major security patches, bug fixes, and app updates issues since the release of Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS, which was back in February.

  Periodic refreshes to install media are necessary as they cut down on the number of post-install updates a user has to install after (or during, as that is an option) install.

  So if you already run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and you have installed all updates as/when released you do not need to reinstall anything to ‘get’ 20.04.5 LTS.You’re not missing out on anything; you have everything included in these new images — in fact, you’ve had it for a while!

  But if you don’t currently use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and you plan to, this all-new ISO is the one to use.

• Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - 9to5Linux

  Canonical released today Ubuntu 20.04.5 as the fifth and last planned point release to its long-term supported Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series.

  Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS is here a little over six months after the release of Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS, which shipped with the Linux 5.13 kernel and Mesa 21.2 graphics stack from the now obsolete Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) release.

UPDATE (by Roy)

Liam Proven has more.

• Kubuntu and Lubuntu get desktop upgrades, as optional extras

  Kubuntu and Lubuntu desktops have been upgraded but you won't automatically get the new versions. Here's how to get the optional lifts.

  There's only one official flavor of Ubuntu. The standard desktop is GNOME, and if you pay for optional support, that's the only supported edition. But if you don't care for GNOME – and we entirely understand and sympathize with that – there are seven other "flavours". We took a look at all of them recently, after they were updated for 22.04.1.

  The underlying OS is the same for all of them, and it will get five years of updates, just like the standard version. It's important to be aware, though, that these alternative desktop versions don't get the full five years of updates, and they aren't supported by Canonical.

  That means two things. Firstly, you should plan on upgrading at least every two years, because unlike the baseline GNOME edition, after three years, the flavours won't get updates for anything except the text-mode OS underneath.

  Secondly, if you want the latest and greatest versions of their component desktops, you have to install the newer desktop yourself – and you should. Fortunately, that is quite easy to do, and once you add the relevant repos to your system, the desktop will get updated along with everything else.

Lubuntu talks about it.

• Lubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Released! - Lubuntu

  Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, we are pleased to announce that Lubuntu 20.04.5 LTS has been released!

Kubuntu speaks out now.

• Kubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Update Available | Kubuntu

  The fifth point release update to Kubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is out now. This contains all the bug-fixes added to 20.04 since its first release in April 2020. Users of 20.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bug-fixes.

UbuntuHandbook has an article this evening.

• Ubuntu 20.04.5 Released with New Hardware Enablement Stacks | UbuntuHandbook

  Ubuntu 20.04 LTS just got a new point release with hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware.

  The new Ubuntu 20.04.5 features Kernel 5.15 backported from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which enables newer hardware support.

  It also updates the NVIDIA 390, 470, 510 driver series, as well adds initial support of NVIDIA 515 driver. For HP machines, it adds mic mute key support for HP Elite x360 series, and adds more hp dmi to unblock intel-hid event. Also, add HP EliteBook 630/830 13 inch dmi string to intel-hid allowlist.

  The system hangs and display mode switching issues when external HDMI is plugged have been fixed. Firefox should be possible to open downloads folder when AppArmor enabled. And, many OEM meta packages have been added for Lenovo Thinkpad laptops.

Very late coverage today by Jack Wallen.

• Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Release Now Available - Linux Magazine

  The latest point release of the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS distribution is now available and sports kernel 5.15.

  As you might expect, there’s another point release available for the LTS version of Ubuntu. Although this update doesn’t include much in the way of new features, it does offer plenty of bug fixes, security patches, app updates, and kernel 5.15.

  If you’re already using Ubuntu 20.04, you can get the .5 release by way of the built-in upgrade system, which means there’s no need to do a fresh install.

  One thing to keep in mind is that 20.04 is not the latest LTS release for Canonical’s flagship operating system. That title would belong to 22.04. However, since there are still a large number of users still working with 20.04 (and since it is still supported until April 2025), Canonical continues to push upgrades.