Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Officially Released with Linux Kernel 4.10 from Ubuntu 17.04

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Canonical launched the third point release of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system series, Ubuntu 16.04.3, which brings updated kernel and graphics stacks.

Powered by the Linux 4.10 kernel and Mesa 17.0 graphics stack from Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus), Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS is here for those who want to install the long-term supported Xenial Xerus series of operating systems on new computers which were or weren’t supported by Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS or a previous point release. However, Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS doesn’t ship with support for 32-bit PPC architectures.

“Like previous LTS series’, 16.04.3 includes hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware.  This support is offered on all architectures except for 32-bit PowerPC, and is installed by default when using one of the desktop images,” said Adam Con… (read more)

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