Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 server image maintained by Cloud Infrastructure Services. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" delivers the latest Linux 6.11 kernel with improved syscall performance, nested KVM support, and access to the bcachefs filesystem. Optimized for Azure cloud environments and trusted by enterprises worldwide, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is ideal for development, production, and secure deployment of modern applications with extended support through 2029.

Ubuntu 24.04 Features:

• Linux 6.11 kernel with improved performance and hardware support
• Python 3.12, Ruby 3.2, PHP 8.3, Go 1.23, and Rust 1.84
• OpenJDK 21 as default with TCK certification for Java standards compliance
• Enhanced security with AppArmor 4 and unprivileged user namespace restrictions
• Intel shadow stack support and binary hardening for improved security
• Secure virtualization with AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX
• Built for confidential computing on Azure cloud
• Low-latency kernel features merged into the default kernel
• Optimized for Azure with high performance and scalability
• Automatic security updates for continuous protection
• Built-in support for Docker, LXD, and Kubernetes containerization
• Pre-configured for Ansible, Terraform, and infrastructure automation
• Cloud-init for automated Azure instance configuration
• Netplan for modern network configuration management
• ZFS and bcachefs filesystem support for data integrity
• Performance engineering tools pre-enabled and pre-loaded
• Extended support through April 2029

This is an official Ubuntu release maintained by Cloud Infrastructure Services

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