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The Ubuntu 22.04 LTS release, codenamed “Jammy Jellyfish”, is now available. It comes in several editions (Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core) and multiple flavors (Ubuntu Budgie, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE,
UbuntuStudio, and Xubuntu). Lots more information can be found in the release notes.

Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS gains significant usability, battery and performance
improvements with GNOME 42. It features GNOME power profiles and streamlined
workspace transitions alongside significant optimisations which can double
the desktop frame rate on Intel and Raspberry Pi graphics drivers.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is the first LTS release where the entire recent Raspberry
Pi device portfolio is supported, from the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2W to the
Raspberry Pi 4. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS adds Rust for memory-safe systems-level
programming. It also moves to OpenSSL v3, with new cryptographic algorithms
for elevated security.