Ubuntu 20.04 LTS now in the Microsoft Store

Canonical has released the latest version of 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.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS comes with many additions and security enhancements, such as Secure Boot for protection against low-level attacks and rootkit.

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Additionally, this is the first version to feature Fast ID Online, or FIDO, to power universal use of multi-factor authentication without the need for passwords at all .

Another notable advantage is WireGuard VPN, which comes pre-installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, but the 18.04 LTS version of the distribution will also be supported, according to Canonical.

Of course, anyone can upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu manually, but the Microsoft Store version makes it much easier for users using the Windows Subsystem for Linux to install it.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL, allows users to run a Linux distribution on top of Windows 10, and Microsoft has managed to make significant improvements to the existing implementation over the years. The upcoming update of Windows 10 called Update will include the new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 by default.

“Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows lets you use Ubuntu και να τρέξετε βοηθητικά προγράμματα γραμμής εντολών, όπως bash, ssh, git, apt και πολλά άλλα”, αναφέρει η Microsoft στις σημειώσεις έκδοσης της νέας διανομής στο Microsoft Store.

What you should know is that Ubuntu 20.04 from the 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 the Microsoft Store only, but the Ubuntu distribution is not currently supported.

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