
"Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: 12 Years of Updates Announced"
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" is set to receive 12 years of updates, as revealed by Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, matching the enterprise commitment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This extended support will cover the entirety of the distribution with about 30,000 source packages, and users can sign up for Ubuntu Pro to access this long-term support. The extended support period is expected to last until at least April 2036, making it a significant development for the Linux distribution.

