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According to lsb_release -a

Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal

What is 20.04.3 LTS? On the downloads page (http://www.releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/), the latest version is 20.04.2 LTS.

Why do I have 20.04.3 rather than 20.04.2?

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  • The release date of 20.04.3 (26-August-2021) refers to the ISO release date for new downloads & installs. It's normal for installed systems to get it days-weeks ahead of the date (a focal system has reported as 20.04.3 for over a week now if I recall correctly). This is expected; the RC for 20.04.3 has been out for a number of days now, and hopefully the current release-candidate will be the ISO that is released. – guiverc Aug 22 '21 at 09:54
  • FYI: The initial planned date of release for 20.04.3 was actually 19-August-2021, but due to some SHIM issues (delayed so fixes could be implemented which is now all done !), the release has been pushed back a week (releases are always a Thursday) thus the longer period of .3 for installed systems before the ISO release date, than occurs some cycles. – guiverc Aug 22 '21 at 09:56

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The release date of 20.04.3 (26-August-2021) refers to the ISO release date for new downloads & installs.

It's normal for installed systems to get it days-weeks ahead of the date (a focal system has reported as 20.04.3 for over a week now if I recall correctly). This is expected; the RC for 20.04.3 has been out for a number of days now, and hopefully the current release-candidate will be the ISO that is released.

FYI: The initial planned date of release for 20.04.3 was actually 19-August-2021, but due to some SHIM & like issues (delayed so fixes could be implemented which is now all done !), the release has been pushed back a week (releases are always a Thursday) thus the longer period of .3 for installed systems before the ISO release date, than occurs some cycles.

For full details of the 20.04.3 release; check out the status tracker document.

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20.04.3 already came through through the updates. As of today, 2021-08-22, the ISO download is indeed at version 20.04.02. It is probably a matter of days before the ISO of 20.04.3 will be made available from the Ubuntu.com website.

See more information on the release schedule of Ubuntu in this question.

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