04-01-2021, 11:27 PM
firenice03, thanks for your reply.
My question was just a narrow one of curiosity about what happens at user's end when an End of Support deadline arrives -- and exactly what the "you-are-shut-out" moment (Day/HOUR) occurs for access to updates (in this case its Xenial LTS, I think).
UPDATE:
I realized this was really a question about Ubuntu LTS expirations and not Linux Lite. Hence I searched up:
"Ubuntu 16.04 is officially supported until April 30th, 2021. After that date, it will not receive any software or security updates."
That answers my question!
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Thank you for your cautions about security.
This is an old unit that put Linux (Lite) on just for fun. It is an old electronic dinosaur I keep in the closet and pull out maybe twice a year.
So I don't have a concern about security because I don't use it for anything important.
It's not my main computer. The only browser that works at all is an ancient version of Midori...with Javascript turned off.
Thanks again!
My question was just a narrow one of curiosity about what happens at user's end when an End of Support deadline arrives -- and exactly what the "you-are-shut-out" moment (Day/HOUR) occurs for access to updates (in this case its Xenial LTS, I think).
UPDATE:
I realized this was really a question about Ubuntu LTS expirations and not Linux Lite. Hence I searched up:
"Ubuntu 16.04 is officially supported until April 30th, 2021. After that date, it will not receive any software or security updates."
That answers my question!
:::
Thank you for your cautions about security.
This is an old unit that put Linux (Lite) on just for fun. It is an old electronic dinosaur I keep in the closet and pull out maybe twice a year.
So I don't have a concern about security because I don't use it for anything important.
It's not my main computer. The only browser that works at all is an ancient version of Midori...with Javascript turned off.
Thanks again!