keithpeter
October 30th, 2011, 10:30 AM
Hello All
I've a sneaking suspicion this has been asked before, so I'm putting the question here so you can all reply with links to the forum posts which I have failed to find. My question was prompted by a thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1870612) in the Ubuntu + 1 forum.
What bits or main components of Ubuntu 12.04 will actually be supported for the 5 year period which is being suggested?
Kernel (specific version for each LTS or upgrade within release lifetime?)
Base system inc. networking and firewall / ssh &c
Xorg (I'm assuming that Wayland won't be in the LTS this time around)
Desktop Manager
Web browser (I'm assuming Firefox with a 'stable' channel repository)
LibreOffice and other application software
Unity packages and libraries
Gnome3 packages and libraries
GTK2+ libraries for 'legacy' applications (most of 'em I suppose)
Where I'm going with this is:
1) Install a base system from minimal iso
2) Build my own preferred desktop (compiled dwm at present but I might get my head around enough Haskell to use Xmonad)
3) Stop fiddling and do some work until 2017 which is near my retirement date
EDIT: I've just realised I started using Linux seriously as a main operating system with 6.06. That release would have reached end of life a few months ago if there had been 5 year support then. This is a major undertaking by Canonical.
I've a sneaking suspicion this has been asked before, so I'm putting the question here so you can all reply with links to the forum posts which I have failed to find. My question was prompted by a thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1870612) in the Ubuntu + 1 forum.
What bits or main components of Ubuntu 12.04 will actually be supported for the 5 year period which is being suggested?
Kernel (specific version for each LTS or upgrade within release lifetime?)
Base system inc. networking and firewall / ssh &c
Xorg (I'm assuming that Wayland won't be in the LTS this time around)
Desktop Manager
Web browser (I'm assuming Firefox with a 'stable' channel repository)
LibreOffice and other application software
Unity packages and libraries
Gnome3 packages and libraries
GTK2+ libraries for 'legacy' applications (most of 'em I suppose)
Where I'm going with this is:
1) Install a base system from minimal iso
2) Build my own preferred desktop (compiled dwm at present but I might get my head around enough Haskell to use Xmonad)
3) Stop fiddling and do some work until 2017 which is near my retirement date
EDIT: I've just realised I started using Linux seriously as a main operating system with 6.06. That release would have reached end of life a few months ago if there had been 5 year support then. This is a major undertaking by Canonical.