Ubuntu 24.10 Now Available With Linux 6.11, GCC 14 & Other Upgrades

Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 10 October 2024 at 09:20 AM EDT. 24 Comments
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The Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" ISOs are now officially available as the newest six-month update to Ubuntu Linux.

Coming off the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cycle, Ubuntu 24.10 delivers a wealth of exciting updates. Ubuntu 24.10 is powered by the Linux 6.11 kernel, upgrades to GCC 14 as the default compiler, and has a wealth of other software updates like systemd 256.5, OpenSSL 3.3, Netplan 1.1, OpenJDK Java 23, Microsoft .NET 9, Python 3.12.7, the GNOME 47 desktop, and more.

Ubuntu 24.10 desktop


Ubuntu 24.10 also adds experimental NVMe/TCP support to Ubuntu Server, the Ptyxis terminal emulator is now packaged up, reverse PRIME support has been improved, the Sysprof profiler is installed by default, various Snap improvements, frame pointers being enabled for more packages, NVIDIA Wayland by default, and an assortment of other changes.

Ubuntu 24.10 can be downloaded right now from releases.ubuntu.com.
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