Is 22.04 newer than 20.04.4?

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What is the significance of Ubuntu version numbers?

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I don't understand the significance of Ubuntu version numbers, especially the last portion (ex. ".4")

On the Ubuntu download page, there are the following options:

Standard support

LTS Releases

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) ›

Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS (Focal Fossa) ›

Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (Bionic Beaver) ›

FROM: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Version             End of Standard Support   End of Life

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS    April 2027                April 2032

Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS  July 2022                 July 2022

What is the difference between Jammy Jellyfish and Focal Fossa?

Is 22.04 newer than 20.04.4?

Does this have anything to do with the "End of Life" date?

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answered 3 Years ago musining · Accepted Answer

Is 22.04 newer than 20.04.4?

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04 was released in 2020 (20), April (04).

Ubuntu 22.04 was released in 2022 (22), April (04).

Therefore, Ubuntu 22.04 is 2 years newer.

From: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

As you can see from the picture above, the point release version 20.04.4 was released two months before the new version 22.04.

Note, the end of standard support for Ubuntu version 20.04 is in April 2025, not July 2022.

What is the point of the Version numbers last portion ".4"?

The last ".4" part of 20.04.4 is called the "point release." It means this is the 4 revision of the 20.04.

Both 20.04 and 22.04 are LTS. This means the version 20.04 gets long term support. Part of the long term support means support for new hardware.

For example, when 20.04 was released there were no Intel 11th generation Core i5 CPU. The original release could not have supported a CPU that was still in the Intel's drawing board. The "point releases" update the components of the OS necessary to support new hardware, while maintaining the stability by keeping everything else the same. The ".4" means this two year old Ubuntu supports hardware that came out 6 months ago.

Hope that helps