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ubuntu

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docker26.04glibcsupported until 2031-04-309912M pulls

Ubuntu is a popular Debian-based Linux distribution, widely used for cloud and container environments, offering a large package repository and long-term support.

operating-systems
homepage ↗docs ↗
Usage
Recommended variant
docker pull ubuntu:26.04
use 26.04 unless you have a specific reason not to
Variants
Available tags
ubuntu:full
Lifecycle
Support & EOL
latest26.04
pull size42MB compressed
OS EOLsupported until 2031-04-30
supportsupported until 2031-04-30
Known issues
Gotchas
avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes
image size is larger than Alpine — consider slim variants for smaller footprints
package updates may require apt-get update before install
Resources
homepagehttps://ubuntu.com/ ↗
docshttps://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu ↗