Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Version 22.04.5 Released with Updates and Enhancements

TapTechNews September 16th news, as the fifth and final version of the long-term support version Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish), 22.04.5 has been open for download on September 12th, including all software updates and security patches since the release of 22.04 LTS, such as:

GCC 11.2.0, glibc 2.35 and binutils 2.38.

Python 3.10, Perl 5.34.0.

LLVM 14, golang 1.18.x, rustc 1.58.

systemd v249.11.

OpenSSL 3.0.

Firefox 103 and Thunderbird 91.

LibreOffice 7.3

PulseAudio 16

Django 3.2.12

PostgreSQL 14.

BIND 9.18.1

In addition to security updates, Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS also adopts the Linux 6.8 kernel of 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) and integrates updated graphics drivers, further enhancing the system's hardware compatibility.

Compared to Mesa 24.0 used in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS still maintains the Mesa 23.2.1 graphics stack, the reason is unknown.

In addition, all Ubuntu-based derivative distributions have also been updated to the 22.04.5 version, including Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, UbuntuStudio, UbuntuBudgie, UbuntuMATE and UbuntuKylin.

It is worth mentioning that Canonical will provide three years of standard support for the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system series (TapTechNews note: until June 2027), while the latest Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS version will receive five years of support (until June 2029), so if conditions permit, we recommend that you upgrade to the 24.04 LTS version.