Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

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This is your friendly reminder that Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" reached end-of-life on July 11th, 2024, which means that it will no longer be supported with software and security updates.

Dubbed the "Mantic Minotaur", Ubuntu 23.10 was released last year on October 20th and it's an interim release that received only nine months of support with software and security updates. Ubuntu 23.10 was powered by the Linux 6.5 kernel series and featured the GNOME 45 desktop environment.

As of July 11th, 2024, Canonical will no longer release software and security updates to Ubuntu 23.10 systems, which means that, in time, your installations will become vulnerable to all sorts of threats and attacks.

Therefore, it's highly recommended that you upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat", which will be supported for up to 10 years since it's an LTS (Long Term Support) series. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships with the latest GNOME 46 desktop environment and it's powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel series.

Without further ado, if you wish to upgrade your Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" installations today, now that it has reached the end of its supported life, you can follow our step-by-step tutorial on how to upgrade from Ubuntu 23.10 to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

The upgrade should not take more than 30 minutes to complete, but you must make a recent backup of your most important files before upgrading, you know, just in case something happens during the upgrade process.

9to5Linux.com

Are you using Ubuntu 23.10? And what are you going to do now, upgrade to 24.10 or switch to another distro?