Neowin News Feed for: Lts

KDE neon transitions to Ubuntu 24.04 for newer software

Paul Hill — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:16:01 +0000

The KDE project has officially upgraded KDE neon to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, addressing software issues from the previous version and enhancing overall performance. Read more...

Debian LTS Team takes over Debian 11 security updates from today

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:16:01 +0000

The Long Term Support Team is taking over managing security updates for Debian 11 now that the release is three years old. The LTS Team will supply updates until August 31, 2026, in two years. Read more...

Canonical releases Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with support for newer hardware

Paul Hill — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:46:01 +0000

Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS. It includes a newer hardware enablement stack so you can run Ubuntu on the latest hardware. People will be upgraded to this release by applying updates. Read more...

Linux 5.10 set to become the next Long-Term Support kernel

Paul Hill — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:14:01 +0000

Greg Kroah-Hartman, a leading Linux kernel maintainer, has announced that Linux 5.10 will be the next Long-Term Support release. Due in December, it should get updates until December 2026. Read more...

Canonical releases Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS point release

Paul Hill — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:50:01 +0000

Canonical has released Ubuntu 18.04.1. If you're running 18.04 already, just apply available updates to move up to 18.04.1. If you're on Ubuntu 16.04, you can now upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1 too. Read more...

Linux Mint 19 beta builds scheduled for Monday, June 4th

Paul Hill — Thu, 31 May 2018 18:42:02 +0000

The Linux Mint project has announced a month-long beta phase for the upcoming release of its operating system. The beta phase starts on Monday with a final release due at the month's end. Read more...

Here's everything that has changed in Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 since versions 16.04 and 17.10

Gabriel Nunes — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:56:01 +0000

Canonical released today a new LTS version of Ubuntu, 18.04, which will be supported until April 2023. It arrives with several new features and some major changes to the user interface and experience. Read more...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now available for download

Gabriel Nunes — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:32:01 +0000

Canonical is officially ditching the Unity desktop with the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS today, in favor of GNOME. The new version arrives full of new features and will be supported until April 2023. Read more...

Ubuntu 18.04 will revert to long-in-the-tooth Xorg

Paul Hill — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 07:14:01 +0000

Canonical has made the decision to revert back to the Xorg display server in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, citing stability concerns. The company plans to continue testing and working on Wayland to improve it. Read more...

Canonical trying to lure XP users with the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Desktop

Brockman Davis — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:26:56 +0000

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS shows that the company is moving toward a more unified experience across phones, tablets, and PC's with the introduction of the Unity 8 interface for Desktop Read more...