Ubuntu 24.04 now ready for download along with it's spins.

Ubuntu and Ubuntu 24.04 flavors are ready to download.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 'Noble Numbat' Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New - 9to5Linux

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available for download powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel and featuring the GNOME 46 desktop environment.

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Ubuntu 24.04 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New - 9to5Linux

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS official flavors are now available for download with updated desktop environments and other enhancements.

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kc1di said:

Ubuntu and Ubuntu 20.04 flavors are ready to download.

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It's 24.04

I wonder what's with their ISO size getting bigger and bigger with each release? It's now 5.7 GB . Is that because of snaps…?

WinterOwl said:

It's 24.04

I wonder what's with their ISO size getting bigger and bigger with each release? It's now 5.7 GB . Is that because of snaps…?

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Thanks for the heads up typo, Fixed

WinterOwl said:

I wonder what's with their ISO size getting bigger and bigger with each release? It's now 5.7 GB . Is that because of snaps…?

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That is of interest !....that is a huge download for an .iso

Either straight out bloat....or snaps (amounts to the same thing)....

Some of the download size is because there are a couple more snap packages involved. Thunderbird is now a snap. snaps take more space than .debs

That's interesting.....I say that because the download for Linux mint is still around 2.5 (?) gb....and includes flatpaks (?) for various apps....?

I will watch this with great interest. I am no fan of Ubuntu.

@Condobloke
Though mint comes setup to use flatpacks I don't think the .iso contains any just the setup so you can install them.
But I maybe wrong about that. Where as ubuntu ships with firefox , thunderbird and I believe a couple others.

I have done a little searching, and found this, which I found to be very informative.

Rather than derail this thread, I will open a fresh topic entitled : FLATPAKS

Here is a review from one of the best reviewers on the internet about computers and Linux.

Tested and went back to Mint, i had some weird bugs and crashes don't know if it's my machine or everyone's. Well atleast Mint is rock solid

WinterOwl said:

It's 24.04

I wonder what's with their ISO size getting bigger and bigger with each release? It's now 5.7 GB . Is that because of snaps…?

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You my friend get the cute smiley face.

Yep the last few Ubuntu releases and Ubuntu flavors releases have increases in iso size due to the default Snaps.

Limiting your Snaps backups of previous installed Snaps to two will keep the HDD or SSD space under control.

Yes there is regular maintenance required with Snaps.

Here's a script I use for keeping Snaps under control.