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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes it even easier to enable 10 years of security updates
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Regular Ubuntu users may have heard about a service Canonical offers called Ubuntu Pro. It has been around for quite a while now and extends the updates on Long-Term Support releases from the standard five years, to a massive ten years. With the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Canonical is making it easier to enable Ubuntu Pro by including it in Ubuntu's Welcome tool.
Following a successful installation, users will be presented with the Welcome tool which automatically pops up after the first time they log in. In the new version of Ubuntu, users will get two options during the setup flow to “Enable Ubuntu Pro” or “Skip for now”.
Ubuntu Pro is free for personal users on up to five computers (you can remove machines you no longer use to free up space) and for businesses it is available from $25 per machine per year.
If you decide to skip opting in to Ubuntu Pro during setup, OMG! Ubuntu notes that you can enable the feature via the Security Center app. If you do enable it during setup, you’ll be given a code to input on your Ubuntu One account to get your computer enrolled on Ubuntu Pro. There is also an option to add tokens manually, which might be helpful for enterprise customers who get a token from their team or account manager.
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Ubuntu 26.04 Beta Arrives with Some Surprises » Linux Magazine
If you're anxiously awaiting the release of the next Ubuntu desktop iteration, there's reason for you to be excited. Actually, there are a few reasons.
First and foremost, Phoronix has reported that Ubuntu 26.04 shows marked performance improvement over the previous version. Although some of the benchmarks show both releases are fairly equal, there are some, such as the Unvanquished 0.55.0 test, that revealed considerable gains. On that front, Michael Larabel (the author of the post) stated, "In a few graphics/gaming benchmarks, there were performance benefits to using Ubuntu 26.04, potentially due to the Linux 7.0 kernel improvements and/or the updated GNOME 50 desktop with the latest Mutter Wayland compositor having enhancements."
So there it is, gamers should rejoice because the gaming experience in Ubuntu 26.04 will be an improvement over previous iterations. And when you combine that with the latest Wine release, things start to get serious for gamers.