Blog posts tagged
“End of life”

9 posts

Igor Ljubuncic
16 June 2023

Snapcraft 8.0 and the respectable end of core18

Article Ubuntu

‘E’s not pinin’! ’E’s passed on! This base is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ’is maker! ’E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ’e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is software processes are now ’istory! ’E’s

Igor Ljubuncic
16 June 2023

Igor Ljubuncic
23 March 2021

How does Ubuntu 16.04 entering Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) affect snap publishers?

Article Cloud and server

At the end of April, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will reach the end of its five years of mainstream support and enter the Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) phase. If you’re a snap developer, and you have built or based your snaps on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) packages and libraries, you may want to know how this milestone

Igor Ljubuncic
23 March 2021

Dustin Kirkland
11 April 2017

FAQs: Ensuring the ongoing security compliance of Ubuntu

Article Canonical announcements

Canonical recently announced that the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) period will end on Friday, April 28, 2017. Following the end-of-life of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Canonical is offering Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance), which provides important security fixes for the kernel and the most essential user...

Dustin Kirkland
11 April 2017

Canonical
14 March 2017

Introducing Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance)

Article Canonical announcements

  Canonical announced the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) release almost 5 years ago, on April 26, 2012. As with all LTS releases, Canonical has provided ongoing security patches and bug fixes for a period of 5 years. The Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) period will end on Friday, April 28, 2017. Following the...

Canonical
14 March 2017

Canonical
23 March 2009

Ubuntu 7.10 reaches end-of-life on April 18, 2009

News Desktop

Ubuntu announced the release of 7.10 almost 18 months ago, on October 18, 2007. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 7.10 will reach end of life on Saturday, April 18, 2008. At

Canonical
23 March 2009

Canonical
10 October 2008

Ubuntu 7.04 reaches end-of-life on October 19, 2008

News Desktop

Ubuntu announced the release of 7.04 almost 18 months ago, on April 19, 2007. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 7.04 will reach end of life on Sunday, October 19th, 2008. At

Canonical
10 October 2008

Canonical
25 March 2008

‘End of Life’ announcement for Ubuntu 6.10

News Desktop

Ubuntu announced the release of 6.10 almost 18 months ago, on October 26, 2006. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 6.10 will reach end of life on Friday April 25th, 2008. At

Canonical
25 March 2008

Canonical
14 March 2007

Ubuntu 5.10 reaches end-of-life on April 13th 2007

News Desktop

Ubuntu announced the release of 5.10 almost 18 months ago, on October 13th. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 5.10 will reach end of life on Friday April 13th 2007. At that

Canonical
14 March 2007

Canonical
29 March 2006

Ubuntu 4.10: end of support cycle

News Desktop

Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO writes: On October 20th, 2004, Ubuntu announced its first public release, version 4.10. This release was accompanied by a commitment to ongoing security updates for a period of 18 months, which has been reflected in the comprehensive set of Ubuntu Security Notices issued since that time. The...

Canonical
29 March 2006