Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released in three editions: Desktop, Server, and Core for Internet of things devices and robots. All the editions can run on the computer alone, or in a virtual machine. Ubuntu is a popular operating system for cloud computing, with support for OpenStack. Ubuntu's default desktop has been GNOME since version 17.10. Ubuntu is released every six months, with long-term support (LTS) releases every two years. Ubuntu is developed by British company Canonical, and a community of other developers, under a meritocratic governance model. Canonical provides security updates and support for each Ubuntu release, starting from the release date and until the release reaches its designated end-of-life (EOL) date.
Ubuntu
VersionCodenameReleased
26.04 LTSLatest
Resolute Raccoon
2026-04-23
25.10
2025-10-09
25.04
Plucky Puffin
2025-04-17
24.04.2
Noble Numbat
2025-02-20
24.10
Oracular Oriole
2024-10-10
24.04 LTS
Noble Numbat
2024-04-25
23.10
Mantic Minotaur
2023-10-12
23.04
Lunar Lobster
2023-04-20
22.10
Kinetic Kudu
2022-10-20
22.04
Jammy Jellyfish
2022-04-21
21.10
Impish Indri
2021-10-14
21.04
Hirsute Hippo
2021-04-22
20.10
Groovy Gorilla
2020-10-22
20.04 LTS
Focal Fossa
2020-04-23
19.10
Eoan Ermine
2019-10-17
19.04
Disco Dingo
2019-04-18
18.10
Cosmic Cuttlefish
2018-10-18
18.04 LTS
Bionic Beaver
2018-04-26
17.10
Artful Aardvark
2017-10-19
17.04
Zesty Zapus
2017-04-13
16.10
Yakkety Yak
2016-10-13
16.04 LTS
Xenial Xerus
2016-04-21
15.10
Wily Werewolf
2015-10-22
15.04
Vivid Vervet
2015-04-23
14.10
Utopic Unicorn
2014-10-23
14.04 LTS
Trusty Tahr
2014-04-17
13.10
Saucy Salamander
2013-10-17
13.04
Raring Ringtail
2013-04-25
12.10
Quantal Quetzal
2012-10-18
12.04
Precise Pangolin
2012-04-26
11.10
Oneiric Ocelot
2011-10-13
11.04
Natty Narwhal
2011-04-28
10.10
Maverick Meerkat
2010-10-10
10.04
Lucid Lynx
2010-04-29
9.10
Karmic Koala
2009-10-29
9.04
Jaunty Jackalope
2009-04-23
8.10
Intrepid Ibex
2008-10-30
8.04
Hardy Heron
2008-04-24
7.10
Gutsy Gibbon
2007-10-18
7.04
Feisty Fawn
2007-04-19
6.10
Edgy Eft
2006-10-28
6.06 LTS
Dapper Drake
2006-06-01
5.10
Breezy Badger
2005-10-12
5.04
Hoary Hedgehog
2005-04-08
4.10
Warty Warthog
2004-10-20