Ubuntu Pro expands the security maintenance of Ubuntu LTS releases in scope and length.Įsm-infraextends the LTS release coverage for the Ubuntu Main repository, allowing for continued security fixes for high and critical common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) for an additional 5 years.Įsm-appscovers security patching for the Ubuntu Universe repository with over 23,000 packages for 10 years. Users running Ubuntu on IBM Cloud or Oracle Cloud can contact us to find the best path forward. Ubuntu Pro is available for desktops, servers, and IoT devices and on public clouds – AWS, Azure and Google with transparent, per-machine pricing for enterprises and it’s free for personal and small-scale commercial users on up to 5 machines. This includes security patching for all Ubuntu packages thanks to Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) for Infrastructure and Applications and optional 24/7 phone and ticket support.

Ubuntu Pro is available for x86-64 and arm64 architectures. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will remain fully supported until April 2028 with an Ubuntu Pro subscription. Get Ubuntu Pro today! Remain fully covered until 2028 with Ubuntu Pro With an Ubuntu Pro subscription, your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS deployment can receive Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) until 2028. Unless you take action, your 18.04 LTS machines will not receive any security updates after. It is important to take action – either by migrating to the next LTS or upgrading to Ubuntu Pro. Ubuntu LTS releases provide a stable, enterprise platform for development and production, with five years of standard security maintenance for the ‘Main’ repository and in-place upgrades to the next LTS release.

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ‘Bionic Beaver‘, one of the most popular Ubuntu releases, will reach the end of the standard, five-year maintenance window for Long-Term Support (LTS) releases on.

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