Canonical has released the first patch release of the Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS distribution, which includes updates to several hundred packages related to fixing vulnerabilities and stability issues. The new version also fixes bugs in the installer and bootloader. The release of Ubuntu 22.04.1 marked the passage of the basic stabilization of the LTS release - users of Ubuntu 20.04 will now be prompted to upgrade to the 22.04 branch.
Similar updates to Ubuntu Budgie 22.04.1 LTS, Kubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 22.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu Studio 22.04.1 LTS, Lubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 22.04.1 LTS, and Xubuntu 22.04.1 LTS are simultaneously presented. Using the presented builds makes sense only for new installations, systems installed earlier can receive all the changes present in Ubuntu 22.04.1 through the regular update installation system. Support for the release of updates and security fixes for the server and desktop editions of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will last until April 2027.
Of the changes in the new release, we can note the update to new corrective versions of the GNOME (42.2), Mesa (22.0.5), libreoffice (7.3.4), nautilus, nvidia-graphics-drivers, zenity, gtk4, network-manager, gstreamer, cloud-init, postgresql-14, snapd. Support for the RISC-V platform has been improved, including ready-made assemblies for Allwinner Nezha and VisionFive StarFive boards.
Integration of the new kernel, drivers, and graphics stack components is expected in the scheduled February release of Ubuntu 22.04.2.
Source: opennet.ru
