What is a point release of ubuntu ??

[enigma20100]

I heard some people say wait for the 24.04,1 release before installing.. what is that? and when will it be released ?

[yancek]

I don't see a specific date on the Ubuntu site but it will be this month.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NobleUpgrades/

[oldfred]

See Future in this one.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

And then you get into Enablelement stack.
The original release & first point release use the same kernel. That is for stability. And unless system new do not need but can update to newer
But since supported for 5 years, newer hardware will need newer kernel & drivers, so .2 and beyond will automatically update to the latest kernel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_version_history

[sunday28]

I heard some people say wait for the 24.04,1 release before installing.. what is that? and when will it be released ?

This is recommended when upgrading from LTS to LTS.
That is, if you currently have Ubuntu 22.04 installed, the update to 24.04 is not yet available.
You will be notified when you exit on 24.04.01.
If you are performing a new installation, then you do not need to wait for .01.
It is also worth updating from 23.10.
Especially since this version has already reached its EOL.
.01 will be August, 15.

[guiverc]

I heard some people say wait for the 24.04,1 release before installing.. what is that? and when will it be released ?

I post point release announcements to the fridge.. and will give a quote from 22.04.2

https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/02/22...-lts-released/

As usual, this point release includes many updates and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-severity bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

ie. "updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation"

There can be differences with some media; eg. Ubuntu flavors at the initial (.0) & .1 release will still have the GA kernel stack on install media, but .2 & later will have the HWE kernel stack...

Example using Lubuntu means 22.04 & 22.04.1 ISO had the 5.15 kernel, where 22.04.2 had 5.19, 22.04.3 had 6.2, 22.04.4 had 6.5 & 22.04.5 will have 6.8... This different kernel on ISO would update according to package on media; 22.04 & 22.04.1 using GA kernel package would remain 5.15 for the life of the system, where 22.04.2 & later media would upgrade meaning all current media still has 6.5 (6.8 is is still in jammy-proposed) so won't yet install.

linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04      | 6.8.0-40.40~22.04.3 | jammy-proposed | amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, s390x

The new point media can cause different package defaults... where I'm using the kernel stack is an example... The default can easily be changed post-install anyway by following the documentation if required....

If you want to see when an ISO is released; read the release schedule; for noble or 24.04 it can be seen at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble...schedule/35649

[sports fan Matt]

I just upgraded to jammy myself And I see no need to upgrade to Noble yet.

As I get older, if it ain’t broke, I’m not fixing it.

[TheFu]

As I get older, if it ain’t broke, I’m not fixing it.

In general, I agree, except that when a release is losing support, I want/need to update to a supported release at least 1 month before the older release support ends completely. Sometimes there are problems that might take a few weeks for me to figure out when life is happening completely unrelated to computers.

Never run a release that isn't supported. It harms not just you, but the rest of the world.