diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ec0e4eef8780..24f36a45848c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
           sudo -E apt-get update -q
-          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-9 gcc-9-multilib g++-9 g++-9-multilib gfortran-9 gfortran-9-multilib
+          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-14 gcc-14-multilib g++-14 g++-14-multilib gfortran-14 gfortran-14-multilib
           mkdir -p $HOME/bin
           echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc
-          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc
+          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Install Node.js:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark.yml
index 069fcdbfe404..1611dfffac1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark.yml
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
           sudo -E apt-get update -q
-          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-9 gcc-9-multilib g++-9 g++-9-multilib gfortran-9 gfortran-9-multilib
+          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-14 gcc-14-multilib g++-14 g++-14-multilib gfortran-14 gfortran-14-multilib
           mkdir -p $HOME/bin
           echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc
-          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc
+          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Configure a virtual display server (needed for electron):
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_examples.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_examples.yml
index 49284de3ce00..f7988711fe38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_examples.yml
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
           sudo -E apt-get update -q
-          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-9 gcc-9-multilib g++-9 g++-9-multilib gfortran-9 gfortran-9-multilib
+          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-14 gcc-14-multilib g++-14 g++-14-multilib gfortran-14 gfortran-14-multilib
           mkdir -p $HOME/bin
           echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc
-          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc
+          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Configure a virtual display server (needed for electron):
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml
index b7d5ae893eb4..8030b299802e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
           sudo -E apt-get update -q
-          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-9 gcc-9-multilib g++-9 g++-9-multilib gfortran-9 gfortran-9-multilib
+          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-14 gcc-14-multilib g++-14 g++-14-multilib gfortran-14 gfortran-14-multilib
           mkdir -p $HOME/bin
           echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc
-          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc
+          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Configure a virtual display server (needed for electron):
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_test_cov.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_test_cov.yml
index e0cfba503326..2aa88ff46002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_test_cov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_test_cov.yml
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
           sudo -E apt-get update -q
-          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-9 gcc-9-multilib g++-9 g++-9-multilib gfortran-9 gfortran-9-multilib
+          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-14 gcc-14-multilib g++-14 g++-14-multilib gfortran-14 gfortran-14-multilib
           mkdir -p $HOME/bin
           echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc
-          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc
+          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Configure a virtual display server (needed for electron):
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_test_install.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_test_install.yml
index 0992374d900c..3fdfe1c45411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_test_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_test_install.yml
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E apt-add-repository -y "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
           sudo -E apt-get update -q
-          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-9 gcc-9-multilib g++-9 g++-9-multilib gfortran-9 gfortran-9-multilib
+          sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages install binutils gcc-14 gcc-14-multilib g++-14 g++-14-multilib gfortran-14 gfortran-14-multilib
           mkdir -p $HOME/bin
           echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc
-          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++
-          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc
+          ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++
+          ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Configure a virtual display server (needed for electron):
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bac61723e462..2a7712248b12 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ language: node_js
 os: linux
 
 # Specify the Linux distribution:
-dist: xenial
+dist: noble
 
 # Specify the list of Node.js versions on which we want to build:
 node_js:
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ addons:
       - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
       - binutils
-      - gcc-9
-      - gcc-9-multilib
-      - g++-9
-      - g++-9-multilib
-      - gfortran-9
-      - gfortran-9-multilib
+      - gcc-14
+      - gcc-14-multilib
+      - g++-14
+      - g++-14-multilib
+      - gfortran-14
+      - gfortran-14-multilib
       - xvfb
       - unzip
 
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ jobs:
 before_install:
   # Perform platform-specific initialization:
   - mkdir -p $HOME/bin;
-    ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 $HOME/bin/gcc;
-    ln -s /usr/bin/g++-9 $HOME/bin/g++;
-    ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-9 $HOME/bin/gfortran;
+    ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-14 $HOME/bin/gcc;
+    ln -s /usr/bin/g++-14 $HOME/bin/g++;
+    ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-14 $HOME/bin/gfortran;
 
   # Configure the virtual display server (needed for electron):
   - export DISPLAY=':99.0'