Canonical Extends Ubuntu LTS Support Again - if You Pay

Canonical Extends Ubuntu Linux Support for up to 15 Years

So, you say you want really, really long-term support for your Linux? Boy, does Canonical have a deal for you! Some people really don’t want to switch their enterprise operating system gears. They’re the kind of people who are still running Windows 2003 (yes, really) or CentOS 7 in production. Of course, they’re taking their chances by running servers on operating systems that are long, long out of date. But what if I told you that you could sti…

Canonical extends Ubuntu LTS support again - if you pay

: Enterprise Linux vendors keep jostling to see who can prop up geriatric distros the longest

Canonical Extended Ubuntu LTS Support to 15 Years

For Ubuntu LTS releases, starting from Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, the official support has been extended to 15 years. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announced the expansion of the Legacy add-on for Ubuntu Pro few days ago. Along with the Standard and Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) support, the total coverage is expanded to 15 years. Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop Ubuntu LTS Support History Ubuntu LTS, the releases published every even-numbered …

Ubuntu's New 15-Year Commitment Targets Long-Lived Enterprise Systems

Ubuntu is Canonical's flagship Linux distribution that powers a significant portion of the information technology infrastructure today. It has two major versions: an interim release that comes with nine months of support and a long-term support release that comes with five years of standard support that is extensible via Ubuntu Pro.If you didn't know, Canonical introduced Ubuntu Pro in 2022 as a subscription service that extends LTS coverage bey…

Canonical extends Ubuntu LTS support to 15 years

Canonical is extending the Legacy add-on for Ubuntu Pro. This brings the support period for LTS versions of Ubuntu to 15 years.

Ubuntu LTS Releases Now Get 15 Years of Support

Canonical is extending its support for Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) releases to 15 years, up from the current lifecycle window of 12. All Ubuntu LTS releases receive 5 years of standard updates, critical fixes and security patches. A further 5 years of security coverage is available by enabling Ubuntu Pro, which businesses pay for but home users can use for free on up to 5 machines. Last year Canonical announced the Legacy Add-On for Ubuntu Pr…