Ubuntu - Base distributions

These containers are built from Ubuntu base with active apt sources (normal or archive). No additional package is installed.

The Dockerfiles are available in the fruafr/docker-ubuntu Github repository

The resulting docker containers are available in the fruafr/ubuntu Docker Hub

Current

This repository has multiple branches that relate to Ubuntu versions.

Ubuntu Version	Docker image tag	Current Version	Repo Branch
devel	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:devel	?	devel
rolling	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:rolling	?	rolling
latest	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:latest	24.04 - noble	latest

Versions History (Long Term Support - LTS)

Supported versions

Year Released	Ubuntu Version	Ubuntu Number	Docker image tag	End of Life	Repo Branch
2024	noble	24.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:noble	LTS - 2029-04	noble
2022	jammy	22.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:jammy	LTS - 2027-04	jammy

Obsolete versions

Year Released	Ubuntu Version	Ubuntu Number	Docker image tag	End of Life	Repo Branch
2020	focal	20.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:focal	LTS - 2025-04	focal
2018	bionic	18.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:bionic	LTS - 2023-04	bionic
2016	xenial	16.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:xenial	LTS - 2026-04	xenial
2014	trusty	14.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:trusty	LTS - 2024-04	trusty
2012	precise	12.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:precise	LTS - 2017-04	precise
2010	lucid	10.04	docker pull fruafr/ubuntu:lucid	LTS - 2015-04	lucid

The containers are generated on Debian.

Pull strategy

The repo branches are not merged, they live as individual branches.

Manually starting

docker run \
  --tty \
  --privileged \
  --volume /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro \
  fruafr/ubuntu

Official Distro Release Information

• To pull the latest official docker version : docker pull ubuntu:latest
• Ubuntu - DockerHub
• Ubuntu - Releases

Current

Ubuntu Version	Docker image tag	Current version
devel	docker pull ubuntu:devel	?
rolling	docker pull ubuntu:rolling	?
latest	docker pull ubuntu:latest	24.04 - noble

Versions History (Long Term Support - LTS)

Supported versions

Year Released	Ubuntu Version	Ubuntu Number	Docker image tag	End of Life
2024	noble	24.04	docker pull ubuntu:noble	LTS - 2029-04
2022	jammy	22.04	docker pull ubuntu:jammy	LTS - 2027-04

Obsolete versions

Year Released	Ubuntu Version	Ubuntu Number	Docker image tag	End of Life
2020	focal	20.04	docker pull ubuntu:20.04	LTS - 2025-04
2018	bionic	18.04	docker pull ubuntu:18.04	LTS - 2023-04
2016	xenial	16.04	docker pull ubuntu:16.04	LTS - 2026-04
2014	trusty	14.04	docker pull ubuntu:14.04	LTS - 2024-04
2012	precise	12.04	docker pull ubuntu:12.04	LTS - 2017-04
2010	lucid	10.04	docker pull ubuntu:10.04	LTS - 2015-04

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Updated: 2025-11-15