Ubuntu for desktops This version of Ubuntu ? the 38th release since 2006, fact fans ? is a short-term release that comes with 9 months of security updates, critical fixes, and select software updates. Software Utilities Ubuntu 23.04 ships with new versions of its core software set, including: Mozilla Firefox 111 Thunderbird 102 LibreOffice 7.5 Shotwell 0.30.17 Remmina 1.4.29 Transmission 3.0 Additionally, the latest version of GNOME?s new Text Editor is included which improves scroll-to-zoom, draft handling, and spellcheck. It also includes a raft of UI tweaks to popovers, menus, status pages, search and the preferences dialog. I?m a big fan of this, though Gedit remains (as before) available in the repos. Kernel version Ubuntu 23.04 uses Linux kernel 6.2, and Mesa 23.0 graphics drivers are present to power some top-tier gaming experiences.