Hi list, I was just discussing a question concerning Ubuntu Server support time in an Ubuntu forum, and was told that this list is probably the best place to ask.
Ubuntu server edition is advertised with 5 years of support (security updates), while the desktop edition features 3 years of support. Now, since server and desktop edition share the same repositories, how do I know whether my installation only consists of packages with 5 years of support? Because, if I cannot know which ones have 5 and which ones have 3, I basically have to assume 3 years. In my case, I want to set up a local in-house subversion server. I would think that the subversion packages have 5 years of support (but again, I cannot really know that), so a minimal installation should be fine. As a case study, let's say that unfortunately, our system admin is a Windows guy. If I want to give him something remotely familiar and install X and a desktop environment, I guess suddenly I cannot count on 5 years of security updates anymore. Again, I cannot know this for sure. Or can I? I was also given a the following link to another forum where this question was asked, but the answer doesn't really make up for a good argument when trying to convince our sysadmin of Ubuntu: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=425401 Any insight on this would be appreciated. Holger -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
