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Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) Will Reach End of Life on January 20th, 2022

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9to5Linux; By Marius Nestor
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Canonical announced that their Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) release will reach end of life next month on January 20th, 2022, urging users to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu release.

Powered by Linux kernel 5.11 and built around the GNOME 3.38 desktop environment series (with support for GNOME 40 apps), Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) also introduced PipeWire support, nftables as the default firewall backend, support for smart card authentication, and a redesigned Yaru dark theme.

But, not being a long-term support (LTS) release, Ubuntu 21.04 only receives software and security updates for nine months, which means that it will reach end of life on January 20th, 2022. At that time, Canonical will stop offering updates for the Hirsute Hippo release. All users are urged to upgrade to Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) as soon as possible!

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