Canonical has released the first corrective release of the Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS distribution, which includes updates for several hundred packages related to the elimination of vulnerabilities and problems affecting stability. The new version also fixes errors in the installer and bootloader. The release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 marked the completion of the basic stabilization of the LTS release - users of the previous LTS branch of Ubuntu 22.04 will now be offered to upgrade to the 24.04 branch.
At the same time, similar updates were presented for Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.1 LTS, Kubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 24.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu Studio 24.04.1 LTS, Lubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 24.04.1 LTS and Xubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. It makes sense to use the presented builds only for new installations - previously installed Ubuntu 24.04 configurations will receive all the changes present in Ubuntu 24.04.1 through the standard update installation system. Support for the release of updates and security fixes for the server and desktop editions of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will last until April 2029 (plus another 7 years for users of the Ubuntu Pro service).
Among the changes in the new release, it is worth noting the update to new corrective versions of the GNOME (46.2), Mesa (24.0.9), nvidia-graphics-drivers, xdg-desktop-portal-gnome, ovn (24.03.2), snapd (2.63.1) and apparmor packages. The ubuntu-core-installer project has been added to the livecd-rootfs package and experimental support for building ubuntu-core-desktop installation images has been provided. The linux-firmware package implements support for DCN 3.5 (Display Core Next) for AMD GPUs. Support for the RISC-V platform has been improved, support for StarFive VisionFive 2 and Allwinner Nezha boards has been added. Identifiers for new Broadcom chips have been added. The problem with network booting of the Ubuntu Desktop installer has been resolved.
Integration of the new kernel, drivers, and graphics stack components is expected in the scheduled February release of Ubuntu 24.04.2.
Source: opennet.ru
