Linux on the desktop continues to grow in popularity. Although it doesn’t enjoy the consumer market share of Android, Windows, iOS, or macOS, the open-source operating system on the server end is massively popular within enterprise businesses. But little by little, Linux continues climbing up the market share ladder. One reason for this is Ubuntu.
For those that don’t know, Ubuntu has been, for years, one of the top 10 most popular Linux desktop distributions on the market. One of the many reasons for this is due to remarkable user-friendliness. Ubuntu is simple to install, use, and maintain, supports a wide range of hardware, just works, and (of course) is free to anyone.
Very soon, the latest iteration of Ubuntu Desktop will hit the metaphorical shelves. The version in question is 22.04, aka Jammy Jellyfish. And although there aren’t any deal-breaking or making features to be found, users will find plenty of subtleties to go along with the stability and reliability Ubuntu is known for.
Currently in beta, the full release of Jammy Jellyfish should be officially available on April 21, 2022. This is a Long Term Support release, which means it’ll be supported until April 2027 (every LTS release enjoys 5 years of support for application and security updates).
So what makes Ubuntu 22.04 worth upgrading to (or installing for the first time)? Let’s dive in and find out.
April 4, 2022
By Jack Wallen