Ubuntu 19.04 comes refreshed with the Linux 5.0 kernel | Linux Today

Ubuntu 19.04 comes refreshed with the Linux 5.0 kernel

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Apr 18, 2019

The heart of the Linux desktop beats on with the latest release of Canonical‘s Ubuntu distribution: Ubuntu 19.04. But, in addition, the server version comes ready with the latest cloud and container tools.

Now, if you’re using Ubuntu in production, you probably should stick with the Long Term Support Ubuntu 18.04. After all, it comes with ten years of support. But there’s a lot of tempting goodness in Disco Dingo, Ubuntu 19.04’s playful moniker.

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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