# Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Availability? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ubuntu\ **Created:** [May 2, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757 "2020-05-02T10:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0x21](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/0x21/32/406_2.png) [@0x21](https://community.zymbit.com/u/0x21)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/1 "2020-05-02T10:16:10Z")
# Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS was released last month. Its distro name is Focal and long term support goes till April 2025. I decided to try installing the Zymbit tools to test compatibility. I didn’t get very far but here are my findings: - There is no `python-pip` package any longer. Then again, I believe support for Python 2 was dropped in January. This breaks the install script. - The gpio group add and permissions changes in the beginning of the install script only execute if the group doesn’t exist. I think everything except the group add should probably be brought outside that if statement if they are relevant. - I was hoping the install script could be made non-interactive. It requires answering “YES” if the gpio group does not exist. - For my particular use case, I want to install the software without enabling any systemd services and without reloading the device. I’ll keep hacking away at it and will post any further findings. Zymbit: Are there any current plans on the horizon to support 20.04? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/2 "2020-05-12T00:19:22Z")
We plan on supporting Ubuntu 20.04 in an upcoming release. ---
**Author:** ![gnmckinney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/gnmckinney/32/347_2.png) [@gnmckinney](https://community.zymbit.com/u/gnmckinney)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/3 "2020-06-14T11:18:48Z")
Hi Scott - is there a tentative release date to support Ubuntu 20.04 on the RP1-4. I would rather run 64-bit OS on my RPi-4 8-Gig card. ---
**Author:** ![alexis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@alexis](https://community.zymbit.com/u/alexis)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/4 "2020-06-15T07:02:00Z")
Hi Scott, any update on when we can start using zymkey 4i with ubuntu 20.04? ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/5 "2020-06-15T14:35:43Z")
We are targeting 20.04 support by the end of June. ---
**Author:** ![gnmckinney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/gnmckinney/32/347_2.png) [@gnmckinney](https://community.zymbit.com/u/gnmckinney)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/6 "2020-06-18T09:23:02Z")
Sweet! Thank you for the update! ---
**Author:** ![gnmckinney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/gnmckinney/32/347_2.png) [@gnmckinney](https://community.zymbit.com/u/gnmckinney)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:14am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/7 "2020-06-29T07:14:52Z")
Good Day - Just wondering if there is any word on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS support?? ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/8 "2020-07-02T00:43:34Z")
We are are finishing testing up. Should be in place by Friday. ---
**Author:** ![gnmckinney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/gnmckinney/32/347_2.png) [@gnmckinney](https://community.zymbit.com/u/gnmckinney)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/9 "2020-07-02T11:11:29Z")
Great to hear Bob - Nice to see things do have a schedule that people stick to. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gnmckinney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/gnmckinney/32/347_2.png) [@gnmckinney](https://community.zymbit.com/u/gnmckinney)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/10 "2020-07-04T11:46:48Z")
Are there any differences when doing the install on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vs Raspberry versions?? ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/11 "2020-07-06T15:30:55Z")
There are no differences in the installation for Ubuntu 20.04 or the Raspberry OS versions. I apologize for us being a little late but we will post the release with 20.04 support shortly. ---
**Author:** ![gnmckinney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.zymbit.com/gnmckinney/32/347_2.png) [@gnmckinney](https://community.zymbit.com/u/gnmckinney)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/12 "2020-07-13T10:01:57Z")
HI Bob - Thanks for the clarification. Just curious as to how it is going for the 20.04 support. As you might guess I am chomping at the bit to do some work with the Zymbit module in 20.04 LTS. TIA ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/13 "2020-07-13T17:00:57Z")
20.04 is looking good. We are just a little late checking all the other flavors of operating systems. Thank you for your patience. ---
**Author:** ![michelp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@michelp](https://community.zymbit.com/u/michelp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/14 "2020-07-15T15:22:30Z")
Thanks Bob, looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/15 "2020-07-17T16:44:34Z")
Hi, I just wanted to make sure you saw the announcement here that 20.04 support is now available. > [@Ubuntu 20.04 (focal fossa) Support](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-support/822): > > Alive & Released ! We’re happy to announce that the Zymkey Host Package now supports Ubuntu 20.04. LTS, 64 and 32 bit distributions. The installation script in [Getting Started](https://community.zymbit.com/t/getting-started-with-zymkey-4i/202) will automatically select the correct repository. New Features: Support for Ubuntu 20.04 32-bit and 64-bit. Fix to quickly sync RTC with system clock. Resolves problem with Zymkey RTC displaying small values. Fixed PKCS#11 library now saves keys in Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04. … ---
**Author:** ![jamesyash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@jamesyash](https://community.zymbit.com/u/jamesyash)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-focal-availability/757/16 "2020-08-22T06:41:11Z")
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