Important information about Ubuntu Versions.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:00 am
The information and guides on this website are for use with Ubuntu Server 26.04 only and the main webserver software available on this site (a custom version of EHCP Force) unless otherwise stated. Ubuntu Server 26.04 is the latest LTS (Long Term Support) version on Ubuntu server.
Ubuntu server is for your webserver, however you will still need a separate Windows PC (can be done from a Linux desktop PC instead), the version of Windows you use is not important.
The version code for Ubuntu is based on the release date so, 26.04 means it was released in April 2026.
Where everything MAY work on the desktop version of Ubuntu 26.04, running a desktop environment on a webserver is a massive waste of system resources and not recommended.
Any attempt to use a different version of Ubuntu (or indeed another Linux distro) may result in serious issues.
The version number is always the first 4 digits, and anything after the 26.04 is a subversion, so for example maybe in the future there could be a version called 26.04.01 or 26.04.02 etc.
It is always the latest version of Ubuntu server 26.04 you need to use, whatever subversion it may be (for example) Ubuntu Server 26.04.3 may exist in the future.
If a new subversion is released, you do not need to re-install, as the built-in update tool will upgrade your server to the latest version, you will find out how to do this later on in the guides.
Ubuntu releases a version every year, however a new LTS (Long Term Support) version is only released every 2 years. So, when 27.04 is released (if that is what it is called) I will not cover it on this website. Ubuntu also releases some minor versions which are just updated versions of that year’s main release, again we will not cover any of these.
If you are still using Ubuntu Server 24.04, in order to upgrade to 26.04 safely, you will need to do a full re-install of your server, there is no major rush to upgrade to 26.04, for reference the 24.04 site is still available here: https://2404.Ghostnetwork.co.uk. For best security I do recommend you upgrade however.
Ubuntu server is for your webserver, however you will still need a separate Windows PC (can be done from a Linux desktop PC instead), the version of Windows you use is not important.
The version code for Ubuntu is based on the release date so, 26.04 means it was released in April 2026.
Where everything MAY work on the desktop version of Ubuntu 26.04, running a desktop environment on a webserver is a massive waste of system resources and not recommended.
Any attempt to use a different version of Ubuntu (or indeed another Linux distro) may result in serious issues.
The version number is always the first 4 digits, and anything after the 26.04 is a subversion, so for example maybe in the future there could be a version called 26.04.01 or 26.04.02 etc.
It is always the latest version of Ubuntu server 26.04 you need to use, whatever subversion it may be (for example) Ubuntu Server 26.04.3 may exist in the future.
If a new subversion is released, you do not need to re-install, as the built-in update tool will upgrade your server to the latest version, you will find out how to do this later on in the guides.
Ubuntu releases a version every year, however a new LTS (Long Term Support) version is only released every 2 years. So, when 27.04 is released (if that is what it is called) I will not cover it on this website. Ubuntu also releases some minor versions which are just updated versions of that year’s main release, again we will not cover any of these.
If you are still using Ubuntu Server 24.04, in order to upgrade to 26.04 safely, you will need to do a full re-install of your server, there is no major rush to upgrade to 26.04, for reference the 24.04 site is still available here: https://2404.Ghostnetwork.co.uk. For best security I do recommend you upgrade however.