Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will be supported for 5 years Liliputing Canonical has announced that the next "Long Term Support" or LTS version of Ubuntu Linux will receive 5 years of support and maintenance. Up until now, the company only offered 3 years of support for its LTS projects, but the idea is to offer extended ... http://liliputing.com/2011/10/ubuntu-12-04-lts-will-be-supported-for-5-years.html
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to get extra-long desktop support cycle Ars Technica New versions of the Ubuntu Linux distribution are released on a time-based six-month cycle. Every two years, Ubuntu gets a special long-term support (LTS) release that is maintained for three years on the desktop and five years on servers. ... http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/10/ubuntu-1204-lts-to-get-extra-long-desktop-support-cycle.ars -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Newbie seeking info Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:30:25 -0500 From: g.linuxducks <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Ubuntu Linux and Linux Mint are about two of the most popular among Debian Linux too. http://www.debian.org/ http://www.ubuntu.com/ http://linuxmint.com/ Ubuntu Linux is always rated as easiest and most secure and stable. It climbed almost immediately in popularity to rival age old and most popular Debian Linux. It is very user friendly and has easiest install ever. I would recommend their LTS releases - Long Term Support. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is current and the newer 12.04 LTS is arriving about March and will be supported for 5 years this time. 10.10 has the newer interface that is reflected now in newest releases. gerald philly pa usa HOME http://linuxducks.webs.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/linuxducks/home On 1/10/2012 5:23 PM, papasmurf wrote: > Can someone please post a few web addresses, where I can read about the > various, most popular, user-friendly versions of Linux and choose which I'd > prefer? Looked into Linux quite awhile back but serious illness in my family > prevented me from doing any more. Remember one version, which I was really > interested in but cannot remember it's name[was not ubuntu/kubuntu]. Thank > You in advance for any assistance. Please Pray for our son Mike, who is on > Afgan deployment list[already served in Iraq].... Tom in NH > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
