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| by MajB | Leave a Comment on Resolute Raccoon, Ubuntu 26.04 released

Resolute Raccoon, Ubuntu 26.04 released

Ubuntu 26.04 was released on 23 April 2026. Some of the changes are listed below.

01. Powered by Linux Kernel 7.0

02. Defaults to GNOME 50

03. New security center (introduced in 24.10)

04. Gnome Terminal is replaced by Ptyxis (introduced in 25.10)

05. Following GNOME policy Papers document viewer (replacing Evince) and Loupe image viewer (replacing Eye of Gnome) were also added

06. Showtime video player (replacing Totem) (GNOME introduced in version 49) is now the default

07. Resources system monitor to manage apps, system processes, and monitor CPU, GPU, Memory, etc. hardware utilization.

08. Removed Software & Updates (and Additional Drivers)

09. Moved Ubuntu Pro management to Security Center

10. Added a new Disk Encryption setting panel in Security Center

11. Added permission control for Snap apps (e.g., the default Firefox) trying to access user files or folders (introduced in 24.10)

12. Added permission control for using camera and microphone

13. Update folder icons (whole folder now changes color instead of just the accent color that you set)

14. Default fonts are once again thicker and darker (originally changed in 23.04 to thin and lighter)

15. Thanks to GNOME 50, the new desktop features daily time limit and bedtime support for parental controls, hardware acceleration, HiPDI support, camera redirection for remote desktop, HDR screen sharing, and many other features

16. New animation in boot animation

17. Ubuntu Insights (Ubuntu Report replacement) in settings

18. Ubuntu Pro support on WSL

19. Authd in official repository

20. SPDM-based fingerprint authentication

21. Display asterisk feedback when typing password in terminal/command console

22. Remove support IBM Z generations z14 or older

23. Ships with Wayland only. Ubuntu desktop no longer will run on X.org (introduced in 25.10). Some “flavors” can still be launched using X.org session.

| by MajB | Leave a Comment on Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo Released

Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo Released

Ubuntu 21.04 was released on 22 April 2021 with a load of new features. Wayland is now default. Your home folder is now private by default. There is a recovery key for encrypted installs and it comes with the Linux 5.11 kernel and Python 3.9. You can download it https://ubuntu.com/#download. There are also links to the Ubuntu flavors on that page. Remember that Hirsute Hippo is only supported for 9 months (January 2021) so if you are looking for a LTS release either stick with 20.04 or wait for the release of Ubuntu 22.04 (April 2022). By the way the release date for the next Ubuntu version (Ubuntu 21.10, Impish Indri) is 14 October 2021.

| by Mark | Leave a Comment on Ubuntu 14.04 reaches end-of-life…sort of

Ubuntu 14.04 reaches end-of-life…sort of

Ubuntu 14.04 (codenamed Trusty Tahr) was released five years ago (in April of 2014). As a long-term support (LTS) release, that means it was eligible to receive bug fix and security updates for five years. As of April 30, 2019, the standard support period will end, and you will no longer be able to download updates from archive.ubuntu.com.

For the typical user (like us), this means:

  • No security fixes. No package updates. No new kernels. That’s the end.
  • The packages will, at some point, be removed from archive.ubuntu.com, and archived at old-releases.ubuntu.com.

When the files are archived, that also means that you can no longer upgrade using the do-release-upgrade command. The only “official” remedy is to reinstall. There is an “unofficial” community-authored method for upgrading via old-releases.ubuntu.com, but I have not tested this with Trusty.

If you run 14.04 in a business environment and are unable to update or redeploy for awhile, you can purchase limited additional support from Canonical (the company that provides commercial support for Ubuntu). Starting with 12.04, Canonical began providing critical security fixes beyond “end-of-life” for LTS releases, through a program called “Extended Security Maintenance”. You can find more information about ESM here.