These release notes for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and its flavors

Support lifespan

The ‘main’ archive of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will be supported for 5 years until April 2023. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will be supported for 5 years for Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, and Ubuntu Core. Ubuntu Studio 18.04 will be supported for 9 months. All other flavors will be supported for 3 years.

Official flavors

The release notes for the official flavors can be found at the following links:

• Kubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu

• Lubuntu https://lubuntu.me/bionic-released/

• Ubuntu Budgie https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/04/26/18-04-lts-ubuntu-budgie-released

• Ubuntu Kylin https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuKylin

• Ubuntu MATE https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-bionic-final-release/

• Ubuntu Studio https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuStudio

• Xubuntu http://wiki.xubuntu.org/releases/18.04/release-notes