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Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS released featuring Linux 7.0 hardware enablement stack
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Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS point release provides the Linux 7.0 hardware enablement stack, updated installation media, and current security patches.
It lets existing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users run a newer kernel without moving to a new base release, improving support for recent hardware. The refreshed installation media simplifies deploying systems that already include the HWE stack. Bundled security and maintenance updates reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities in the LTS line.
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Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS includes the Linux 7.0 hardware enablement stack.
Installation media has been refreshed for this point release.
The release bundles the latest security and maintenance updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
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The Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS point release upgrades the hardware enablement stack to Linux 7.0. It also provides refreshed installation media that already contains this newer stack. The release bundles the latest security and maintenance updates for the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base. Together these changes give users a newer kernel while remaining on the same LTS release.
Adopting the HWE stack does not require a full distribution upgrade, so the operational cost is low. Engineers only need to apply the point-release update to move to the new stack. The primary effort is to verify that the updated kernel works with existing workloads. If verification passes, the rollout can be performed with routine package updates.
The HWE stack is intended for users who want newer kernel support. If a workload depends on the exact kernel version shipped with the original Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release, the HWE stack is not appropriate. In such cases staying with the base kernel avoids potential incompatibilities. Thus the benefit of the HWE stack stops where kernel version lock is required.
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