Ubuntu 20.04 End of Life (EOL)

On May 31, 2025, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will reach the end of its standard support period. After this date, Canonical will no longer provide free security updates, bug fixes, or maintenance for this version.

What does this mean?

1. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS official repositories will no longer be updated, so installed packages will not receive any more updates. This means that these VMs will eventually have vulnerabilities that cannot be patched.
   
2. We will no longer provide an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS image for workspace VM creation. The exact date for this is not decided yet but will likely be slightly before the end-of-life date.
   
1. Customers can bring their own Ubuntu 20.04 LTS images, but we cannot guarantee compatibility with our deployment scripts.
   
3. Existing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS VMs will remain usable, but at the customer’s own risk.
   

We're also evaluating choices around introducing additional Linux operating system on myDRE portal so that Ubuntu isn't the only choice.

Please let us know what Linux operating system has your preference. 

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