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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.

koleoptero
October 30th, 2011, 11:56 AM
Judging by the diagram here: http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-1204-feature-extended-support-period-desktop-users

Since they're saying maintenance only after 2 years, then I'm guessing no newer kernels or software versions after that, just security updates.

keithpeter
October 30th, 2011, 12:23 PM
Judging by the diagram here: http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-1204-feature-extended-support-period-desktop-users

Since they're saying maintenance only after 2 years, then I'm guessing no newer kernels or software versions after that, just security updates.

Thanks koleoptero, thats a nice link to have

Does anyone know of a page or map that indicates which packages in the Ubuntu repository will get security updates?

All of them?

Or just those that form a part of the Ubuntu default install?

koleoptero
October 30th, 2011, 01:01 PM
Thanks koleoptero, thats a nice link to have

Does anyone know of a page or map that indicates which packages in the Ubuntu repository will get security updates?

All of them?

Or just those that form a part of the Ubuntu default install?

Those that say "maintained by canonical" in the software center most probably.

keithpeter
October 30th, 2011, 01:09 PM
Those that say "maintained by canonical" in the software center most probably.

So 'main' in the sources, I'll try filtering the package list for 10.04 as an example and see where I end up.