Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.2 LTS introduces several notable enhancements to improve user experience and system performance. This point release updates the system to Linux kernel 6.11 and incorporates the Mesa 24.2 graphics stack, ensuring better hardware compatibility and graphics performance.
The release also adds support for the new Raspberry Pi 500, expanding its versatility across different hardware platforms.
Additionally, users now have the flexibility to choose between the General Availability (GA) kernel stack and the Hardware Enablement (HWE) stack, with the GA kernel remaining at version 6.8.
These updates, combined with the features introduced in the initial 24.04 LTS release—such as the new installer, minimal installation option, revamped App Center, Quick Settings menu, dynamic workspace indicator, and window tiling assistant—make Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.2 LTS a robust and user-friendly operating system.
releases.ubuntu.com/noble
Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.2 LTS introduces several notable enhancements to improve user experience and system performance. This point release updates the system to Linux kernel 6.11 and incorporates the Mesa 24.2 graphics stack, ensuring better hardware compatibility and graphics performance.
The release also adds support for the new Raspberry Pi 500, expanding its versatility across different hardware platforms.
Additionally, users now have the flexibility to choose between the General Availability (GA) kernel stack and the Hardware Enablement (HWE) stack, with the GA kernel remaining at version 6.8.
These updates, combined with the features introduced in the initial 24.04 LTS release—such as the new installer, minimal installation option, revamped App Center, Quick Settings menu, dynamic workspace indicator, and window tiling assistant—make Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.2 LTS a robust and user-friendly operating system.
releases.ubuntu.com/noble
