• Ubuntu 22.04, codenamed Jammy Jellyfish, was released on 21 April 2022.

  • It was followed by Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu on 20 October 2022.

  • It was followed by Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur on 12 October 2023.

  • It was followed by Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffinnwas on 17 April 2025

  • It was followed by Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka on 9 October 2025

All Linux distros keep publishing new versions: Fedora, Mint, Debian

Yet strangely, I don’t actually notice any change. I’m just a normie user. It seems only computer nerds understand why the new versions are game changers.

Apart from “increased security”, what is actually the point of these releases?

  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 hours ago

    Some updates are very necessary for bug fixes and security patches. Which you may not personally notice, but do potentially impact a lot of people.

    However, I agree that “in general” most software devs push out updates way too frequently. Often it’s just to look and feel busy and productive. “Look boss, I did a thing.”

    It’s like a dog barking at the mailman. Annoying, but it’s in their nature. Software development is never finished to their satisfaction in the hearts and minds of programmers.