Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue

If you were hoping to help test the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 by way of the official beta that was due for release this week, I’ve some bad news: it’s been delayed. However, I reckon you may have expected this. Ubuntu 24.04 beta was scheduled for release on April 4, giving developers, testers, and enthusiasts several weeks to test the new features, find and report issues, check compatibility with and performance on real-world hardware, and all of that hyper-useful stuff. But then a major security issue was announced: an (obfuscated) backdoor was discovered in recent versions of xz compression […] You're reading Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue

ubuntu-news bannerIf you were hoping to help test the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 by way of the official beta that was due for release this week, I’ve some bad news: it’s been delayed. However, I reckon you may have expected this. Ubuntu 24.04 beta was scheduled for release on April 4, giving developers, testers, and enthusiasts several weeks to test the new features, find and report issues, check compatibility with and performance on real-world hardware, and all of that hyper-useful stuff. But then a major security issue was announced: an (obfuscated) backdoor was discovered in recent versions of xz compression […]

You're reading Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

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