Ubuntu is a free and open-source Linux distribution based on Debian. Ubuntu is officially released in three editions: Desktop, Server, and Core (for IoT devices and robots).
| Release | Released | Active Support | Security Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' |
2 months and 1 week ago (20 Oct 2022)
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Ends
in 6 months and 3 weeks (20 Jul 2023)
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Ends
in 6 months and 3 weeks (20 Jul 2023)
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22.10
(20 Oct 2022)
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| 22.04 'Jammy Jellyfish' (LTS) |
8 months ago (21 Apr 2022)
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Ends
in 4 years (21 Apr 2027)
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Ends
in 9 years (01 Apr 2032)
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22.04.1
(11 Aug 2022)
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| 21.10 'Impish Indri' |
1 year and 2 months ago (14 Oct 2021)
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Ended
5 months and 2 weeks ago (14 Jul 2022)
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Ended
5 months and 2 weeks ago (14 Jul 2022)
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21.10 |
| 21.04 'Hirsute Hippo' |
1 year and 8 months ago (22 Apr 2021)
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Ended
11 months ago (20 Jan 2022)
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Ended
11 months ago (20 Jan 2022)
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21.04 |
| 20.10 'Groovy Gorilla' |
2 years ago (22 Oct 2020)
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Ended
1 year and 5 months ago (22 Jul 2021)
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Ended
1 year and 5 months ago (22 Jul 2021)
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20.10 |
| 20.04 'Focal Fossa' (LTS) |
2 years and 8 months ago (23 Apr 2020)
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Ends
in 2 years and 3 months (02 Apr 2025)
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Ends
in 7 years (01 Apr 2030)
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20.04.5
(01 Sep 2022)
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| 19.10 'Karmic Koala' |
3 years ago (17 Oct 2019)
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Ended
2 years and 5 months ago (06 Jul 2020)
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Ended
2 years and 5 months ago (06 Jul 2020)
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19.10 |
| 18.04 'Bionic Beaver' (LTS) |
4 years and 8 months ago (26 Apr 2018)
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Ends
in 3 months (02 Apr 2023)
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Ends
in 5 years (01 Apr 2028)
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18.04.6
(17 Sep 2021)
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| 16.04 'Xenial Xerus' (LTS) |
6 years and 8 months ago (21 Apr 2016)
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Ended
1 year and 8 months ago (02 Apr 2021)
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Ends
in 3 years (01 Apr 2026)
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16.04.7
(13 Aug 2020)
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| 14.04 'Trusty Tahr' (LTS) |
8 years ago (17 Apr 2014)
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Ended
3 years and 9 months ago (02 Apr 2019)
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Ends
in 1 year and 3 months (01 Apr 2024)
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14.04.6
(07 Mar 2019)
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Releases of Ubuntu get a development codename (“Breezy Badger”) and are versioned by the year and month of delivery - for example Ubuntu 17.10 was released in October 2017. LTS or “Long Term Support” releases are published every two years in April. Every six months between LTS versions, Canonical publishes an interim release of Ubuntu. See this link for more details on the Ubuntu Release Cycle.
LTS releases are in “General Support” for 5 years and “Extended Security Maintenance” (see below) for an additional 5 years. Interim releases are supported for 9 months. Packages in main and restricted are supported for 5 years in long term support (LTS) releases. Ubuntu Flavors generally support their packages for 3 years in LTS releases but there are exceptions.
During the lifetime of an Ubuntu release, Canonical provides security maintenance. Basic Security Maintenance covers binary packages that reside in the main and restricted components of the Ubuntu archive, typically for a period of 5 years from LTS release.
Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) provides security updates on Ubuntu LTS releases for additional 5 years. It is available with the Ubuntu Pro subscription or a Free subscription. Please see the Ubuntu Website for details.
The dates for active and security support are taken from here what is used for the graph rendering on the Release Cycle Page.
For package specific support details, run the ubuntu-security-status command (ubuntu-support-status on versions before 20.04).
More information is available on the Ubuntu website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
lsb_release --release
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This page was last updated on 21 December 2022. Latest releases are automatically updated.