Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Is Now Available Powered by Linux Kernel 6.8
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS is here six and a half months after Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS as an up-to-date installation media designed for those of you who want to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) on a new computer and don’t want to download hundreds of updated packages from the repositories after the installation.
Apart from the security patches and updated packages that have been released during the past six months, the Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS point release is powered by a newer kernel from the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series, namely Linux kernel 6.8, to better support installations on newer hardware.
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Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 6.8 - OMG! Ubuntu
This update was due to be released a couple of weeks ago but was delayed by a delay in getting Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS out the door – something had to give, so the release date of this update slipped.
But it’s here now, ready to download.
Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS brings a freshly-spun installer image (ISO) that includes all of the software, security, and stability updates released since the last ISO was made. This cuts down on the number of updates that have to downloaded after installing the OS.
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Ubuntu 22.04.5 launches as a minor update to the 22.04 LTS branch
Released on April 21st, 2022, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" will get support until April 2027. Its latest update, unleashed yesterday, was supposed to arrive two weeks ago. However, the previously planned release date was the same as that of the 24.04.1 LTS update, so Canonical decided to postpone the launch of the 22.04.5 LTS update so that both would get the deserved attention.
While Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS does not come with any major visual or functional changes, it packs quite a few tweaks and fixes, as well as multiple updated packages. These are the highlights of the rather long list of refreshed components...