Richard Ferreira
on 29 August 2024
Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now available
Whether you’re a first time Linux user, experienced developer, academic researcher or enterprise administrator, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat is the best way to benefit from the latest advancements in the Linux ecosystem — just in time for Ubuntu’s 20 year mark.
The release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS represents the consolidation of fixes and improvements identified during the initial launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. From today, Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is available to download and install from our download page.
Users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will shortly be prompted to upgrade to 24.04 LTS directly from their desktop, either automatically or as part of a scheduled update. This is a great time to start exploring Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. If you missed our press release, don’t worry. We’re summing up the most exciting developments in this post to get you ready to upgrade.
User experience and performance enhancements
GNOME 46 brings a host of performance and usability improvements including file manager search and performance, expandable notifications and consolidated settings options for easier access.
We’ve also bolstered our provisioning options through our installer with ZFS encryption and by integrating autoinstall support. That, along with our new App Center and a dedicated app for firmware updates, brings you a richer experience — and with better performance to boot.
Read more about the new features in Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS in our deep dive>
Your development and data science tools, right at home on Ubuntu
As the target platform for open source software vendors and community projects, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships with the latest toolchains for Python, Rust, Ruby, Go, PHP and Perl, and users get first access to the latest updates for key libraries and packages.
In fields such as data science and machine learning, Ubuntu is the operating system (OS) of choice for many of the most popular frameworks. This includes OpenCV, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch and Kubeflow, as well as our Canonical Data Science Stack, which allows you to set up ML environments with ease right out of the box.
Everything you would need in your organization
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has a bevy of features that make it feel right at home in your enterprise.
Netplan is included as the default tool to configure networking on desktop (as it has been the default on server), allowing administrators to configure their Ubuntu estate regardless of platform. The recent release of Netplan 1.0 brings with it additional features around wireless compatibility and usability improvements such as netplan status –diff, making Netplan a great complement to Network Manager through its bidirectional integration.
Ubuntu’s prevalence in engineering and data science teams in enterprise, academic and federal institutions often means IT administrators rely on Canonical’s Landscape for monitoring, managing and reporting on the compliance of machines across desktop, server, and cloud.
With Windows remaining the corporate OS preferred by other departments, integrating with Active Directory simplifies the work of administrators by allowing them to manage Ubuntu instances using the Active Directory knowledge they’ve grown accustomed to.
The additional support for Group Policy Objects extended these capabilities, along with privilege management, remote script execution, certificate autoenrollment, network shares, network proxies, AppArmor profiles and a host of other requested functionality.
Underneath the hood, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS also includes additional security improvements for those developing and distributing software within the Ubuntu ecosystem.
From a more robust distribution of Personal Package Archives (PPAs), to enhanced restrictions of unprivileged user namespaces in AppArmor, and an improved proposed pocket for granular package installation, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gives you more options to secure your applications and your data.
More value for enterprises with Pro
Running the latest OS offers new features and enhanced performance, which is a good choice for new deployments. However, organizations also prioritize stability, security, and support, whether it’s for a fleet of workstations or established production systems.
Canonical’s Ubuntu Pro subscription caters to these needs. As with other long term supported releases, 24.04 LTS not only includes five years of standard security maintenance on the main Ubuntu repository, but that coverage is extended to 10 years and over 34,000 packages with Ubuntu Pro. An additional 2 years of support can be purchased through our Legacy Support add-on, giving you a 12 year commitment on this release and going back to 14.04 LTS.
This .1 update to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat brings additional stability to our release, making it the ideal choice for your enterprise.
