# Ubuntu server 18.04 vs 20.04 Ignition!8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition80\ **Created:** [April 30, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ubuntu-server-18-04-vs-20-04-ignition-8/34325 "2020-04-30T10:14:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enertec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@enertec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/enertec)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ubuntu-server-18-04-vs-20-04-ignition-8/34325/1 "2020-04-30T10:14:20Z")
Hi there, I need advise for a proper OS choice. Is Ubuntu 20.04 fit well for gateway installation? > **[Ubuntu 20.04 vs Ubuntu 18.04 - Comparison Table | ComputingForGeeks](https://computingforgeeks.com/ubuntu-20-04-vs-ubuntu-18-04-comparison-table/)** > > Ubuntu 20.04 just got released and as you are aware, Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 are LTS (long term support) releases. What that means is that they will have ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ubuntu-server-18-04-vs-20-04-ignition-8/34325/2 "2020-04-30T11:04:43Z")
I haven’t even tried it yet. I generally wait for the .1 LTS for headless servers–there’s always something that pops up in early deployments. ---
**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ubuntu-server-18-04-vs-20-04-ignition-8/34325/3 "2020-04-30T15:44:13Z")
After years using Ubuntu we’ve now moved to Debian Stable. We found that the frequency of updates with Ubuntu was too high for industrial systems.