The latest LTS version of Ubuntu Server. LTS stands for long-term support — which means five years of free security and maintenance updates, extended to 10 years with Ubuntu Pro.
Features:
- Linux 6.8 kernel with low latency kernel features enabled by default
- Frame pointers enabled by default for the majority of packages on x86 architectures
- Rust 1.75, .NET 8 and OpenJDK 21 with TCK certification in addition to other toolchain upgrades
- 64-bit time_t by default on armhf to address the year 2038 issue
- AppArmor-enforced unprivileged user namespaces restricted by default