I just logged in to one of my Ubuntu 12.04 machines via ssl. As part of the process the system gave me the following notice:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Your current Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is going out of support on 2014-08-07. After this date security updates for critical parts (kernel and graphics stack) of your system will no longer be available. For more information, please see: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL To upgrade to a supported (or longer supported) configuration: * Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by running: sudo do-release-upgrade OR * Install a newer HWE version by running: sudo apt-get install and reboot your system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So, if I don't upgrade from 12.04.4 LTS I won't get kernel or graphics stack security upgrades. I thought the point of an LTS was that it would be supported, in the case of 12.04, into 2017. Now I have to do something that, to me, seems scary. I noticed a line on the Update Manager window that says, "New hardware support is available [Install]" and Googled it. At: http://askubuntu.com/questions/496881/update-manager-message-new-hardware-support-is-available the last comment gives me reason to be concerned. I could ignore the requirement, but I wouldn't get kernel security upgrades. That seems scary, too. Has anyone else running 12.04 had any trouble with installing the new hardware support? -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
