Canonical announced that the Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” release will reach end-of-life on July 11th, 2024, urging users to upgrade to a newer, supported Ubuntu release.

Dubbed by Canonical as the “Mantic Minotaur”, Ubuntu 23.10 was released last year on October 20th, 2023, featuring the GNOME 45 desktop environment and powered by the Linux 6.5 kernel series.

But, since it’s an interim release, Ubuntu 23.10 is only supported for nine months with software and security updates. After its end of life on July 11th, 2024, Canonical will no longer push software and security updates to Ubuntu 23.10 users.

It’s no secret anymore when an interim Ubuntu release reaches its end of life as you can see that in the Software & Updates utility from the moment you install the operating system, so you can plan ahead and upgrade to a newer, supported Ubuntu release.

After July 11th, Ubuntu 23.10 will become vulnerable to all sorts of threats and attacks. Therefore, it’s highly recommended that you perform an upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” as soon as possible.

The best part is that Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is a long-term supported release that will receive basic support for 5 years, until May 31st, 2029. However, you can extend the support to up to 10 years, until May 2034, by using the free Ubuntu Pro subscription.

I’ll remind you again on next month on July 11th to upgrade your Ubuntu 23.10 installations to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS if you haven’t done it already. But I strongly recommend that you upgrade shortly after reading this article.