Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
The latest LTS version of Ubuntu, for desktop PCs and laptops. LTS stands for long-term support — which means five years of free security and maintenance updates, guaranteed until April 2027.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS release notes
Recommended system requirements:
- 2 GHz dual-core processor or better
- 4 GB system memory
- 25 GB of free hard drive space
- Internet access is helpful
- Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
Ubuntu 22.10
The latest version of the Ubuntu operating system for desktop PCs and laptops, Ubuntu 22.10 comes with nine months of security and maintenance updates, until July 2023.
Recommended system requirements are the same as for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 22.10 release notes
How to install Ubuntu Desktop
Install Ubuntu Desktop
Follow this tutorial to install Ubuntu Desktop on your laptop or PC.
You can also run Ubuntu from a USB to try it without installing it on your machine.
Upgrade Ubuntu Desktop
If you're already running Ubuntu, you can upgrade in a few clicks from the Software Updater.
Discover how with this quick tutorial.
Certified on hundreds of devices
Many of the world's biggest PC manufacturers certify their laptops and desktops for Ubuntu, from ultra-portable laptops to high-end workstations. Ubuntu certified hardware has passed our extensive testing and review process, ensuring that Ubuntu runs well out-of-the-box. Our partners also offer select devices preloaded with optimised Ubuntu images.
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Secure enterprise management with Ubuntu Pro Desktop
Ubuntu Pro Desktop is a comprehensive subscription delivering enterprise-grade security, management tooling, and extended support for developers and organisations. Ubuntu Pro Desktop is free for personal use on up to five machines.
- Security updates for the full open source stack [beta]
- Advanced Active Directory and LDAP integration
- Estate monitoring and management
- FIPS 140-2 certified modules and CIS hardening
- Minimise rolling reboots with Kernel Livepatch
- Optional weekday or 24x7 support tiers
Ubuntu VMs on Linux, Mac or Windows
Access the Linux Terminal on Windows with Ubuntu WSL
For a more integrated environment, activate Windows Subsystem for Linux [WSL] to run Linux applications and workflows while developing cross-platform on your Windows machine.
You can download Ubuntu directly from the Microsoft Store.
Download Ubuntu WSL
Learn more about WSL ›
Run system containers with LXD
When running Linux on Linux, consider LXD system containers instead of VMs for optimizing resources. LXD runs a full OS inside containers, providing all the benefits of a VM without the usual overhead.
Learn more about LXD ›
Try LXD with an online demo tool ›
Help is always at hand
Join our global community for support and tips on how to get started with Ubuntu.
Latest Ubuntu Desktop news from our blog ›
Select an image
Ubuntu is distributed on three types of images described below.
Desktop CD
The desktop CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 384MiB of RAM to install from this CD.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
PC [Intel x86] desktop CDFor almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.64-bit PC [AMD64] desktop CDChoose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture [e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2]. If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.Server install CD
The server install CD allows you to install Ubuntu permanently on a computer for use as a server. It will not install a graphical user interface.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
PC [Intel x86] server install CDFor almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.64-bit PC [AMD64] server install CDChoose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture [e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2]. If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.Alternate install CD
The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
- setting up automated deployments;
- upgrading from older installations without network access;
- LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
- installs on systems with less than about 384MiB of RAM [although note that low-memory systems may not be able to run a full desktop environment reasonably].
In the event that you encounter a bug using the alternate installer, please file a bug on the debian-installer package.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
PC [Intel x86] alternate install CDFor almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.64-bit PC [AMD64] alternate install CDChoose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture [e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2]. If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.A full list of available files, including BitTorrent files, can be found below.
If you need help burning these images to disk, see the Image Burning Guide.
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