Versions
Ubuntu is distributed on three types of images.
Select an image
Server Install Image
The server install image allows you to install Ubuntu permanently on a computer for use as a server. It will not install a graphical user interface.
Choose this if you have a computer based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). Choose this if you are at all unsure.
Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
https://ubuntu.com/download/server or ubuntu server 24.04.3 LTS 64-bit
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
64-bit PC (AMD64) server install image
Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)
64-bit PC (AMD64) server install image
Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
64-bit PC (AMD64) server install image
or https://ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads
Desktop Install image
The desktop image allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of image is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 1024MiB of RAM to install from this image.
Choose this if you have a computer based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). Choose this if you are at all unsure.
Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop or ubuntu desktop 24.04.3 LTS 64-bit
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image
Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)
64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image
Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image
If you need help burning these images to disk, see the Image Burning Guide.
