{"id":424,"date":"2024-02-13T00:09:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T00:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubports-adopts-fixed-release-model-for-ubuntu-touch-ota-updates\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:05:16","slug":"ubports-adopts-fixed-release-model-for-ubuntu-touch-ota-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/ubports-adopts-fixed-release-model-for-ubuntu-touch-ota-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"UBports Adopts Fixed-Release Model for Ubuntu Touch OTA Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>The UBports Foundation <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ubports.com\/en\/blog\/ubports-news-1\/post\/announcement-of-release-model-changes-3920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced<\/a><\/em> its plan to transition to a fixed-release model for future OTA (Over-the-Air) updates of their Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Almost a year prior, the UBports Foundation unveiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/first-ubuntu-touch-ota-release-based-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts-is-out-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">first Ubuntu Touch OTA update based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/a>, after dedicated years of work to shift from the Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) series base.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>While this switch brought numerous benefits to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/ubuntu-touch-ota-4-rolls-out-to-linux-phone-users-with-various-improvements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ubuntu Touch<\/a><\/strong> users, it also presented some dilemmas such as the inability to release individual bug fixes or security patches without releasing all other changes in the code base or freeze development when a new OTA rolls out.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>To remedy these challenges introduced by the rebase from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 20.04, on which the current Ubuntu Touch builds are based, the UBports Foundation has decided to transition to a fixed-release model when they rebase Ubuntu Touch to the upcoming <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-daily-build-isos-are-now-available-for-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)<\/a><\/strong> release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 base OS upgrade, we take this opportunity to make a change in our release model: We plan to switch to the fixed-release model,\u201d said UBports Foundation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><p>This change won\u2019t affect Ubuntu Touch users in any way. 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