Esontweni eledlule, amabili sekwephuzile, iCanonical waphonsa Ukuvuselelwa kwephuzu lokuqala kweFocal Fossa. Zonke izinhlobo ze-Ubuntu zithola izibuyekezo zalolu hlobo, kepha ama-LTS athola okuningi, ngoba asekelwa iminyaka engu-5 hhayi izinyanga eziyi-9 njengokukhishwa okujwayelekile. Okwamanje kunezinye izinhlobo ezimbili ze-LTS ezisasekelwa, futhi inkampani uMark Shuttleworth ayisebenzisayo ikhiphe izithombe ezintsha zeBionic Beaver neXenial Xerus ezingalandwa njenge Ubuntu 18.04.5 no-Ubuntu 16.04.7.
Njengoba sichazile ngesonto eledlule, lezi akuzona izinhlobo ezintsha zezinhlelo zokusebenza, enye yethulwe ngo-Ephreli 2018 kanti enye yona leyo ngenyanga efanayo ka-2016, kodwa izithombe ezintsha ze-ISO okubandakanya zonke izindaba nokuthuthuka okufakiwe ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, ikakhulukazi lezo ezihlobene nokwethenjelwa, ukuzinza nokuphepha kwezinhlelo zokusebenza. Abasebenzisi abakhona bazobe sebethole zonke izindaba ezethulwe kula ma-ISO amasha ngokushesha nje lapho sebekulungele.
Ubuntu 18.04.5 no-16.04.7 nabo bahlupheka ngokulahla
Abasichazanga isizathu, kepha izinguqulo ezintathu zokugcina ze-LTS, okungukuthi, izithombe zabo ze-ISO, zohlelo lwe-Canonical nawo wonke ama-flavour abo asemthethweni bathola ukubambezeleka. Ngokuqondile, njenge kubikiwe USteve Langasek, inguqulo ebuyekeziwe yeBionic Beaver bekufanele ifike ngo-Agasti 6, hhayi eye-13 njengoba injalo.
Mayelana nezinto ezintsha abazethule osukwini lwabo, uXenial Xerus ugqame ngokuba ngowokuqala ukuxhasa amaphakheji we-Snap, phakathi kwezinye izinto ezintsha. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iBionic Beaver ihlala iyintandokazi kubasebenzisi abaningi be-Ubuntu futhi yayiyi- ukugcina ukusebenzisa imvelo yokuqhafaza yobumbano, ngakho-ke abalandeli bedeskithophu eyenziwe yiCanonical badumala izinyanga eziyi-6 kamuva lapho inkampani ithathe isinqumo sokubuyela eGNOME. Kunoma ikuphi, iphrojekthi ikhona Ubunye be-Ubunty esebenza ukuze ibe ukunambitheka okusemthethweni.