In cleaning up an answer today, I noted the following:
- LTS desktops get updates for three years
- LTS servers get updates for five years
- An Ubuntu desktop is (essentially) a superset of server packages.
So in the fourth and fifth year, if LTS Server gets Kernel updates*, are these also provided for LTS Desktop? What about other core-system stuff?
- I realise the Kernel is a little special because there is a
-server
variant but are updates pushed for-generic
(et al) too?
Best Answer
12.04 LTS and future releases
12.04LTS and further LTS releases are planned to have upgrades both for the desktop and server version for 5 years after release date.
You can read in the Ubuntu LTS wiki page:
Non LTS release will still be maintained and will receive updates for 18 moths after release date.