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https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20094 [distrowatch.com]

Canonical has announced the company will extend support on long-term support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu [distrowatch.com] to supply security updates for 15 years.

"Today, Canonical announced [ubuntu.com] the expansion of the Legacy add-on for Ubuntu Pro, extending total coverage for Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years. Starting with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr), this extension brings the full benefits of Ubuntu Pro – including continuous security patching, compliance tooling and support for your OS – to long-lived production systems."

The extended support is provided as part of Canonical's Ubuntu Pro [ubuntu.com] service.

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