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Eighth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Focal Fossa". Released on April 23, 2020. Will reach End of Standard Support (ESS) in April 2025. Only use this tag for version-specific questions.

Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) was released on April 23, 2020 and is supported until April 2025.

Release notes: Focal Fossa

The eighth stable and Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. Canonical will provide support for five years due to popularity of LTS usage in businesses:

  • Two years of support will include hardware updates
  • Remaining three years will consist of maintenance upgrades.

Notable new features:

  • Linux kernel 5.4
  • GNOME 3.36, including:
    • PulseAudio 14.0 (prerelease)
    • BlueZ 5.53
  • ZFS 0.8.3 which enables:
    • Native Encryption
    • Pool TRIM
    • Sequential scrub and resilver

Flavors and editions:

Ubuntu Flavors available under 20.04 LTS (questions on all are allowed):

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS variants are not commercially supported by Canonical.

Ubuntu Editions available under 20.04 LTS (questions on all are allowed):

Ubuntu releases:

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Big /var/log/journal?

I don't understand why the /var/log/journal/ folder is so big. For example, by executing the command systemctl -f, i see the fill. If I click on an email on Thunderbird, it generates dozens of lines that I consider useless. Currently, I have more…
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Problems with Chrome browser after suspending the computer on Ubuntu 20.04

Kubuntu 20.04, 64 bit GPU: Geforce GT610 nvidia-driver-390 Chrome Version 85.0.4183.83 Intel i5-4430, core 4, 4 thread , 3GHz RAM: 16GB Each time I go into suspend mode and then resume, Chrome browser displays the current tab as full of sand of…
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How to enable the hibernate option in Ubuntu 20.04?

I tried different options to enable hibernation in Ubuntu 20.04 but nothing is working. How can I enable the hibernate option in Ubuntu 20.04?
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Can't close Authentication Required window after login

I am using Ubuntu 20.04(Gnome3.36) and need help with this: The Authentication Required window is stuck right after logging in and I can't close it. I tried using xkill to close the window but it didn't close, I think xkill doesn't recognize the…
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python-is-python3 package in Ubuntu 20.04 - what is it and what does it actually do?

Having used Ubuntu 18.04 for a handful of years now, and reading that Python 2 has been removed from Ubuntu 20.04, I was looking forward to using the commands python or pip rather than python3 or pip3. So today I tried Ubuntu 20.04 for the first…
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Ubuntu 20.04 Network Performance Extremely Slow

I just upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 on one of the Dell XPS 13 machines, and the network performance is abhorrent. Internet speed is very fast from a google speed test (>300Mb/s for both upload and download). However, whenever I try to…
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Is there a default clipboard history in Ubuntu? If there is, how can I access it?

Is there a default clipboard history in Ubuntu 20.04 or later? If there is, how can I access it? I know there are lots of available applications for saving clipboard history in the default Ubuntu repositories.
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Ubuntu Software not loading properly

In my freshly installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu Software is not loading properly. It is loading only Editor's Picks but nothing else. Installed tab is empty and search is not working as well. My internet connection is perfectly working and I am not…
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Ubuntu 20.04 no sound out of Bluetooth headphones

This is on a machine I upgraded from 18.04 to 20.04 a few days ago. No issues at all getting sound to play out of headphones on 18.04. The headphones are paired with Bluetooth. I unpaired and repaired them just to be sure. The settings panel for…
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Ubuntu 20.04 bluetooth not working

I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 and bluetooth is not working for me. But it works in a live session if I boot that from USB. Can anyone help me please? systemctl | grep -i blue output: …
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Annoying click/popping sound on Ubuntu 20.04

After installing Ubuntu 20.04 on my desktop computer (Realtek onboard sound card, codec ALC887), I am experiencing a very annoying click (popping sound) every time I open any content with audio.
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Problem installing .deb in Software Install Ubuntu 20.04

I tried to install some .deb files in Ubuntu 20.04 from GitHub and other internet sources, but when I open it with Software Install it gives me this problem (Failed to install file: not supported). The only way for me to install them is to go to the…
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Can't run an AppImage on Ubuntu 20.04

I'm not able to run AppImages on my Ubuntu 20.04. All the permissions are ok (see pic 1) and I have tried the terminal too (see pic 2). The messages in the terminal are dlopen(): error loading libfuse.so.2 and AppImages require FUSE to run. but fuse…
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Ubuntu 20.04 multipath configuration

I just installed a new Ubuntu 20.04 server as a virtual machine on an esx-Server. When I look into systemlog I see lots of multipath entries. multipathd[651]: sda: add missing path multipathd[651]: sda: failed to get udev uid: Invalid…
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WARNING: PV /dev/sda3 in VG ubuntu-vg is using an old PV header, modify the VG to update

When I do sudo apt-get upgrade, I have the following message: WARNING: PV /dev/sda3 in VG ubuntu-vg is using an old PV header, modify the VG to update. What can I do?
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