I'm also running Ubuntu 12.04, and I'm now confused and/or concerned ... On 07/29/2014 04:37:49 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > 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 ... I do not get this message using ssh. I don't know if that's good or bad. When I look at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL it does appear to contradict itself. First saying that "End-of-life (EOL) for 12.04, 12.04.1, and 12.04.5 HWE is April 2017" but later saying: "Starting Aug 8, 2014 systems running 12.04.2 HWE, 12.04.3 HWE, or 12.04.4 HWE will no longer receive software updates ..." (which I think is the "last comment" you're referring to below). So, I guess I'd also like to know if anyone has more insight into this. I looked at a couple of other related Ubuntu web pages and I personally couldn't figure out what was going on. > > 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 > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
