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These release notes for Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues.
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu 24.04 is shipped with the new Rockchip 6.1 Linux kernel that brings many new features.
Notable changes:
Re-worked kernel packaging to follow upstream Ubuntu
Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)
The ZFS filesystem and utilities can now be installed
V4L2 loopback can now be installed
Backported mainline RTW89 and RTW88 drivers
Dropped the Realtek r8125 network driver in favor of r8169
Dropped multiple MIPI / DSI display panels
Updated the Rockchip NPU driver to version 0.9.5
AppArmor is now the default security profile
Issues:
MIPI / DSI display panels have been reportedly broken
Updated Packages
Multiple packages have been ported to Ubuntu 24.04 with working hardware acceleration.
Packages:
Chromium
Clapper
FFmpeg
GStreamer
Kodi
MPV
OBS Studio
Panfork Mesa
General Changes
Ubuntu Server now uses a small 4MB partition named CIDATA for cloud-init configuration and the root partition has been renamed to cloudimg-rootfs and marked as a bootable EFI partition
Ubuntu Desktop now uses a singular partition named desktop-rootfs and marked as a bootable EFI partition
The root filesystem is now built with livecd-rootfs and live-build to follow upstream Ubuntu
Now using extlinux to handle the kernel cmdline, device trees, and overlays
The serial terminal login prompt on Ubuntu Server will now wait for could-init to finish setup
Updating the SPI Flash with the command u-boot-install-mtd will now use flashcp and no longer use a parameter
Neofetch now has multiple CPU model detection for ARM
Mali G610 firmware and multimedia config are now pre-installed on Ubuntu Server
The snaps lxd, core, and snapd now come pre-installed
Consolidated primary documentation onto a single web page
Missing Features
Firefox, Thunderbird, and the Snap Store are not included in the Desktop image due to file size limitations related to GitHub's 2GB artifact limit
The ubuntu-rockchip-install script has not been ported over to Ubuntu 24.04 Beta
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Noble Numbat Release Notes
Introduction
These release notes for Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues.
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu 24.04 is shipped with the new Rockchip 6.1 Linux kernel that brings many new features.
Notable changes:
Issues:
Updated Packages
Multiple packages have been ported to Ubuntu 24.04 with working hardware acceleration.
Packages:
General Changes
CIDATAfor cloud-init configuration and the root partition has been renamed tocloudimg-rootfsand marked as a bootable EFI partitiondesktop-rootfsand marked as a bootable EFI partitionu-boot-install-mtdwill now use flashcp and no longer use a parameterMissing Features
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