Jack Wallen/ZDNETI like Ubuntu Linux 24.04 Long Term Support (LTS), aka Noble Numbat. It’s running well on my 2020-era Dell Precision 3451, which is powered by an Intel 8-core 3GHz i7-9700 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.Also: 10 things I always do after installing Linux – and why you should too With the release of Ubuntu 24.04.1, I was ready to recommend Ubuntu 22.04 (LTS) users update their systems. Fortunately, I didn’t write about it because I was mistaken. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, temporarily paused upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the latest release. Canonical explained in an email that critical bugs were affecting the upgrade process. Specifically, “The upgrade was disabled due to a critical bug in ubuntu-release-upgrader in the way it’s using the apt solver.” Whoops!This decision came just days after the first point release when Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS was made available, and upgrades were officially enabled.Double whoops!Also: 10 Linux keyboard shortcuts I depend on for maximum efficiencyThat’s important because most business Ubuntu users who upgrade their systems wait for the .1 releases to make their move. That’s because any bugs from the initial release have been found and fixed in the .1 edition. I’d expected this upgrade to be the biggest to date for Ubuntu. Not, mind you, that you need to upgrade. After all, Canonical offers 12 years of support for its LTS Ubuntu versions. That means, for example, you can still be running Ubuntu 24.04 in 2038. More