Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS end of life: regular security updates ended in May 2025; extended support runs until May 2030.
- Status
- Paid extended support only
- Released
- April 23, 2020
- Active support until
- May 2025
- Security updates until
- May 2025
- Extended support until
- May 2030
- Extended support program
- Ubuntu Pro Expanded Security Maintenance
- Long-term support release
- Yes
- Official lifecycle page
- ubuntu.com
- Checked on
Regular security updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ended in May 2025. Extended support (Ubuntu Pro Expanded Security Maintenance) runs until May 2030. Canonical released it on April 23, 2020. Codename Focal Fossa. Standard security maintenance for the main repository lasts five years. Ubuntu Pro adds Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) until May 2030 and is free for personal use on up to five machines. The paid Legacy add-on extends coverage to May 2035.
- Product
- Ubuntu
- Version
- 20.04 LTS
- Sources
Page URL Ubuntu release cycle https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle Ubuntu list of releases https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/release-team/list-of-releases/
Questions
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Sources
Every date comes from the vendor’s official lifecycle or release page: Microsoft Lifecycle and Windows release health, Ubuntu’s release cycle, Debian releases, the Python developer guide, the Node.js release schedule, php.net, Oracle’s Java SE support roadmap and Lifetime Support Policy, the .NET support policy, PostgreSQL versioning, Mozilla’s release calendar and Google’s Pixel update policy. Each record links its sources and shows the date they were checked.