Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Released - New Features & Download Links

Apr 24, 2020 Raj 2 min read

Ubuntu 20.04 was released on April 23, 2020. It is the latest long term supported OS version from Canonical. This LTS release will receive support updates until 2025 for Desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Cloud, and Ubuntu Core versions.

Supported Architecture

This release would be available for below architecture:

AMD64 (64-bit PC)

System Requirements

Thee system should meet the below hardware requirements to run Ubuntu 20.04 smoothly.

2 GHz dual-core processor or better
4 GB RAM
25 GB of free hard drive space
Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
Internet Connection (Optional)

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS New Features

Major features are:

Refreshed Yaru theme with Light/Dark switching
GNOME 3.6 with the new lock screen, system menu, and app folder design.
Linux Kernel 5.4
Support for ZFS 0.8.3
Builtin support for WireGuard VPN
Support for raspberry pi
Boot speed improvements via changing the default kernel compression algorithm
Netplan supports GSM modems via the Network Manager
Python 3 by default

You can read detailed information about the new features here.

Download Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Canonical offers two distribution, namely Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server for the end-users.

Ubuntu Desktop

Ubuntu Desktop is a standard release with the graphical desktop environment for daily users who wants an alternative to the Windows operating system

Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu Server is a standard release without a graphical environment and mainly used as a Linux server for running applications in a production environment.