Ubuntu Server 21.04 (Live)
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Article from ADMIN 63/2021
The latest Ubuntu Server release, Hirsute Hippo, offers improvements to the Ubuntu Server Live Installer, with enhancements to automation and stability and the ability to convert Debian Installer preseed scripts into Live Installer artifacts with the autoinstall-generator snap.
The latest Ubuntu Server release, Hirsute Hippo, offers improvements to the Ubuntu Server Live Installer, with enhancements to automation and stability and the ability to convert Debian Installer preseed scripts into Live Installer artifacts with the autoinstall-generator snap. Another new arrival is Apt phased updates that have been long available in the Desktop version. Ubuntu Server now has native availability of Microsoft SQL Server with a number of performance enhancements. Hirsute Hippo will be supported until February 2022.
Other features include:
- Linux kernel 5.11
- Hardware-enabled advanced networking stack
- Updated toolchain
- needrestart installed by default
- Stability updates to the HA stack
- Extended attributes in NFS
Infos
- What's new?: https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-server-21-04
- Release notes: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/hirsute-hippo-release-notes/1922 @IE
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