distribution update . This is the final update which includes changes aimed at improving hardware support, updating the Linux kernel and graphical stack, fixing installer and bootloader bugs. Future updates for the 18.04 branch will be limited to fixes. and , affecting stability. At the same time, similar Kubuntu 18.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Budgie 18.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 18.04.5 LTS,
Lubuntu 18.04.5 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 18.04.5 LTS, and Xubuntu 18.04.5 LTS.
In the new release, the package update includes the 5.4 kernel (Ubuntu 18.04 used the 4.15 kernel, while Ubuntu 18.04.4 used 5.3). The components of the graphical stack have been updated, including those ported from the new releases of Mesa 20.0, X.Org Server, and video drivers for Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA chips. Support has been added for the Raspberry Pi 4 board variant with 8GB of RAM.
The versions of the snapd, curtin, ceph, cloud-init packages have been updated.
The release of Ubuntu 18.04.5 is positioned as transitional and includes components for upgrading to version Ubuntu 20.04.1. The provided build makes sense only for new installations, but for new systems, the release , which has already passed the first stabilization phase after the new LTS branch release, is more relevant. Systems installed previously can receive all changes present in Ubuntu 18.04.5 through the standard update installation system. Support for updates and security issue fixes for the server and desktop editions of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will continue until April 2023, after which there will be another 5 years. updates within a separate paid support framework (ESM, Extended Security Maintenance).
Simultaneously the update to the previous LTS branch of Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS, which only includes accumulated package updates related to addressing vulnerabilities and issues affecting stability. The main goal of the new release is to update the installation images. As in the previous release, Linux kernels 4.15 and 4.4 are offered, as well as the ported Mesa, X.Org Server, and video drivers from Ubuntu 18.04 for Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA chips. Support for updates and security issue fixes for the server and desktop editions of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will last until April 2021.
Source: opennet.ru
