Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” reaches its end-of-life today, January 25th, 2024, therefore it will no longer receive any software and security updates.
Ubuntu 23.04 was initially released on April 20th, 2023. As an interim Ubuntu release, its support lasted for only nine months with software and security updates. The release featured GNOME 44 desktop environment series and Linux 6.2 kernel.
Starting from January 25th, 2024, Canonical stops releasing software and security updates to Ubuntu 23.04 systems. This means that these systems will gradually become susceptible to all sorts of cyber threats and attacks.
Hence, users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu – Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur”. This version will receive support until July 2024. Ubuntu 23.10 comes with the latest GNOME 45 desktop environment and runs on Linux 6.5 kernel series.
If you’re confident that your Ubuntu 23.04 installation won’t be vulnerable to attackers, you can also wait until April 25th, 2024, when the next Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) will arrive, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat”.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will ship with the upcoming GNOME 46 desktop environment and a newer kernel, hopefully the long-term supported Linux 6.6 LTS. Being an LTS release, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will receive software and security updates for up to 12 years of support, according to Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical.
Without further ado, if you wish to upgrade your Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” installations today, now that it has reached the end of its supported life, you can follow our step-by-step tutorial on how to upgrade from Ubuntu 23.04 to Ubuntu 23.10.
The upgrade should not take more than 30 minutes to complete and you should make sure that you have a recent backup of your most important files before upgrading.
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