Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
If there’s one thing Mayank Sharma likes even less than Ubuntu, it’s Ubuntu LTS releases, which are notably stable but not notable generally.
IN BRIEF
One of the two main Gnomebearing distros, arguably Ubuntu helped put Linux on the radar of all kinds of desktop users. Ubuntu, like its nearest rival Fedora, is supported by a for-profit company. The developers also use Ubuntu to spin distros for a variety of usecases, from the desktop, to the data centre, and everything in between.
SPECS
CPU: 2GHz
Memory: 2 GB
HDD: 25 GB
Build: x86-64, Arm, RISC-V
Unlike regular releases, long term support (LTS) releases like such as 22.04 codenamed Jammy Jellyfish aren’t designed to show off new features. Instead, LTS releases focus on stability over anything else.
Ubuntu will support Jammy Jellyfish for the next five years. Even after the expiry of that period enterprise customers can pay for the Extended Support Maintenance (ESM) contract to ensure their 22.04 installation is supported for another three to five years.
Because of its focus on stability, the developers are reluctant to bundle the latest bleeding-edge versions of the core components that do the heavy lifting. However, it’s unfair to compare LTS releases with regular releases that Ubuntu churns out every six months.