Ubuntu Pro Updates, Apt News Coming to Software Updater

If you thought you wouldn’t be bothered by Ubuntu’s (mildly annoying) apt “awareness” feature or Ubuntu Pro updates as you don’t use the command line, bad news. Ubuntu will start showing apt news and Ubuntu Pro updates in the Software Updater app on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS later and above in the coming months. To be fair, neither feature is meritless. Apt news is used to inform users of critical security incidents in the wild (though so far it’s only been used to promote Ubuntu Pro). Canonical says it can “help people understand the nature of recent updates and inform their :sys_more_orange:
#News #Ubuntu18_04Lts #UbuntuPro

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/07/ubuntu-now-shows-apt-news-in-software-updater

Ubuntu 18.04 General Support Ends, Enable ESM to Stay Protected

As anticipated, support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now over — but don’t panic if you’re still using it, as this is not the end of the road. Ubuntu 18.04 ‘Bionic Beaver’ lives on through Expanded Security Maintenance1, or ESM. This provides users of the distro with a further five years (!) of core security updates from Canonical and Ubuntu developers. ESM isn’t automatic but it is easy to enrol. To benefit, you need to sign up for an Ubuntu Pro subscription — but don’t worry, this is free for regular users on up to 5 devices (more if you’re :sys_more_orange:
#News #BionicBeaver #Esm #Ubuntu18_04Lts #UbuntuPro

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/ubuntu-18-04-general-support-ends-enable-esm-to-stay-protected

Ubuntu 18.04 Standard Support Ends This Month

Ubuntu 18.04 ‘Bionic Beaver’ was a bountiful release that brought a bunch of brilliant improvements to the fore — but alas, the end is nigh. Well, kind of. Ubuntu 18.04 hits end-of-life on May 31, 2023 — but, importantly, it only affects standard support. Ubuntu Pro Subscribers get Extended Support Maintenance (ESM) on Ubuntu 18.04 for a further 5 years, pushing the Beaver’s true EOL date out to 2028. Not sure which support you get? Then you almost certainly have standard support. Ubuntu Pro is not automatic but something you have to specifically sign-up for it (it’s free for personal :sys_more_orange:
#News #BionicBeaver #Eol #Ubuntu18_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/ubuntu-18-04-end-of-support

Ubuntu Brings Thunderbird 91 to Older Releases to Fix Security Flaw

Thunderbird 91 is being back-ported to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. A security vulnerability affecting the Thunderbird 78.x series both builds offer is being actively exploited in the wild. But as upstream support for Thunderbird 78.x soon ends the flaw is unlikely be patched soon. For an Ubuntu LTS release that’s a major issue. So to ensure its users are not affected, Ubuntu developers are backporting the latest Thunderbird 91 release (which is an extended support release, thankfully) to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.04. This isn’t the first time Ubuntu has needed to do :sys_more_orange:
#News #Backports #Security #Thunderbird #Ubuntu18_04Lts #Ubuntu20_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/11/thunderbird-91-backport-ubuntu-18-04-20-04-lts

How Ubuntu Brought This Chromebook Back from the Dead

“It’s alive! It’s aliiiiiive!” Alright, I’m not exactly Dr Frankenstein, but I did exhume the corpse of a forgotten Chromebook from its eternal resting place (my bookcase) to enact a macabre ritual. My goal? To bring it back to life. Thankfully I didn’t need any spare body parts or a maniacal god complex for my resurrection, just a few choice terminal commands and an Ubuntu-based Linux distro called Gallium OS. I’ll get to what Gallium OS is in a bit, but first I need to answer the question you’re probably thinking in your head: “Chromebooks run Chrome OS. It is :sys_more_orange:
#Feature #Chromebook #GalliumOs #Ubuntu18_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/10/gallium-os-on-acer-chromebook

Ubuntu 18.04 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Yes, Finally)

If you’re on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and you’ve been waiting for the prompt that lets you upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 you can relax: it’s finally rolling out. Now, I imagine a lot of people reading :sys_more_orange:
#News #Ubuntu18_04Lts #Ubuntu20_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/10/ubuntu-20-04-upgrade-finally-available

Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 5.4

Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS is now available to download. The fifth point release to the ‘Bionic Beaver’ features a new Linux kernel, fixes, plus new install media.
#News#BionicBeaver#PointRelease#Ubuntu18_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/08/ubuntu-18-04-5-lts-released-with-linux-kernel-5-4