Goodbye, Ubuntu 20.04 (netlab 26.05)
The latest netlab release 26.05 no longer supports Python 3.8, affecting installations on Ubuntu 20.04, which has ended standard support.
MAIN POINTS
- Netlab 26.05 release no longer supports Python 3.8.
- Python 3.8 reached end-of-life in October 2024.
- Ubuntu 20.04, using Python 3.8, ended standard support a year ago.
- Early netlab adopters initially installed it on Ubuntu 20.04.
TAKEAWAYS
- Users must upgrade from Python 3.8 to use netlab 26.05.
- Ubuntu 20.04 is outdated for netlab installations.
- Netlab developers aimed to phase out old Python versions.
- Networking engineers prefer avoiding time-consuming upgrades.