Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS released

[Adam Conrad]

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
(Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well
as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.

Like previous LTS series, 18.04.3 includes hardware enablement stacks
for use on newer hardware.  This support is offered on all architectures
and is installed by default when using one of the desktop images.

Ubuntu Server defaults to installing the GA kernel; however you may
select the HWE kernel from the installer bootloader.

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-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining
stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Kubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu Budgie 18.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 LTS,
Lubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu Kylin 18.04.3 LTS, and Xubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
are also now available. More details can be found in their individual
release notes:

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes#Official_flavours

Maintenance updates will be provided for 5 years for Ubuntu Desktop,
Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Cloud, and Ubuntu Base.  All the remaining
flavours will be supported for 3 years.

To get Ubuntu 18.04.3
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In order to download Ubuntu 18.04.3, visit:

    http://www.ubuntu.com/download

Users of Ubuntu 16.04 will be offered an automatic upgrade to
18.04.3 via Update Manager.  For further information about upgrading,
see:

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

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of
charge.

We recommend that all users read the 18.04.3 release notes, which
document caveats and workarounds for known issues, as well as more
in-depth notes on the release itself.  They are available at:

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
aren't sure, you can try asking in any of the following places:

    #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
    http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
    http://www.ubuntuforums.org
    http://askubuntu.com


Help Shape Ubuntu
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If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
you can participate at:

    http://www.ubuntu.com/community/get-involved


About Ubuntu
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Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops,
clouds and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular
releases.  A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is
included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few
clicks away.

Professional services including support are available from Canonical and
hundreds of other companies around the world.  For more information
about support, visit:

    http://www.ubuntu.com/support


More Information
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You can learn more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website
listed below:

    http://www.ubuntu.com/

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On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,

... Adam Conrad