Canonical has released its latest version Ubuntu a few hours ago. The company just added distribution to Microsoft Store for Windows 10 users who want to install it on their system.
The Ubuntu 20.04 LTS comes with many additions and security enhancements, such as Secure Boot for low-level attack protection and rootkit.
In addition, this is the first version of Fast ID Online, or FIDO, to power the universal use of multi-agent identity without the need for operating system passwords.
Another notable addition is the WireGuard VPN, which is pre-installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, but the 18.04 LTS distribution version will also be supported, according to Canonical.
Of course, everyone can upgrade to the latest version Ubuntu manually, but its version Microsoft Store makes it very easy for users who use Windows Subsystem for Linux to install it.
Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL, allows users to run a distribution Linux over Windows 10 and Microsoft has managed to make significant improvements to the existing application over the years. The upcoming Windows 10 feature update called May 2020 Update will include the new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 by default.
"The Ubuntu 20.04 in Windows allows you to use Ubuntu Terminal and run command-line utilities such as bash, ssh, git, apt and more ", says Microsoft in the release notes of the new distribution in Microsoft Store.
What you need to know is that Ubuntu 20.04 from Microsoft Store cannot be installed on Windows 10 in S mode (Windows 10 S). This particular version of the Microsoft operating system is limited to installing applications from Microsoft Store, but the distribution Ubuntu is not currently supported.
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