Ubuntu 16.04 and later

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:defaultDesktopEnvironment gptkb:GNOME
gptkb:Unity
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Canonical_Ltd.
gptkbp:family gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:frequency every 2 years (LTS)
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:Ubuntu_18.04_LTS
gptkb:Ubuntu_20.04_LTS
gptkb:Ubuntu_22.04_LTS
gptkb:Ubuntu_16.04_LTS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ubuntu 16.04 and later
gptkbp:kernelType monolithic (Linux kernel)
gptkbp:license various free software licenses
gptkbp:longTermSupport yes
gptkbp:notableFeature improved hardware support
improved security features
cloud-init support
systemd as init system
support for Secure Boot
LXD support
Livepatch support
Snap package support
Wayland support (from 17.10, default in 22.04)
ZFS support (experimental in 16.04)
improved GNOME desktop (from 17.10/18.04)
improved ZFS support (from 20.04)
support for Flatpak (from 18.04)
support for Raspberry Pi (from 20.04)
support for Snap packages
support for WireGuard VPN (from 20.04)
support for fractional scaling (from 20.04)
support for newer versions of Python, GCC, and other tools
support for NVIDIA proprietary drivers out of the box (from 19.10)
gptkbp:packageManager gptkb:APT
gptkbp:platform gptkb:ARM
x86-64
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ubuntu_14.04_LTS
gptkbp:sourceModel open source
gptkbp:updateModel gptkb:apt-get
snap
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:apt_(for_Ubuntu,_Debian)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8