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Ubuntu 22.04, codenamed Jammy Jellyfish, was released on 21 April 2022.
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It was followed by Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu on 20 October 2022.
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It was followed by Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur on 12 October 2023.
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It was followed by Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffinnwas on 17 April 2025
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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?
Commercial software products usually release updates which add new user-oriented features that they can advertise to increase interest in their product. Open source products usually release updates that add or improve functionality, regardless of how fancy it looks in a press release. So a new Windows update might add new “AI” features that are widely advertised, while a Linux kernel update might add support for new devices, fix bugs with existing drivers, and improve performance. Those make for less exciting changelogs but I’d argue they’re more important.