07-10-2022, 01:01 PM
Hi Jerry, 
thanks a lot for your reply. :045:
O.K., I think I understand the main points.
Still, there´s one thing I don´t quite get:
As far as the "main" branch is concerned, that´s clear. They get 5 ys support by canonical.
However, on https://www.howtogeek.com/194247/whats-t...on-ubuntu/
it says:
Wouldn´t that mean for programmes from the "vast majority of the software in the Ubuntu Software Center" there wouldn´t be a 5 year support period available?
Perhaps I´m all wrong here; I´m a bit confused. :
Many greetings from Rosika :wave
thanks a lot for your reply. :045:
O.K., I think I understand the main points.
Still, there´s one thing I don´t quite get:
Quote:and ofc the Ubuntu LTS repos themselves.
As far as the "main" branch is concerned, that´s clear. They get 5 ys support by canonical.
However, on https://www.howtogeek.com/194247/whats-t...on-ubuntu/
it says:
Quote:The vast majority of the software in the Ubuntu Software Center comes from the Universe repository. These packages are either automatically imported from the latest version of Debian or uploaded and maintained by the Ubuntu community.
Wouldn´t that mean for programmes from the "vast majority of the software in the Ubuntu Software Center" there wouldn´t be a 5 year support period available?
Perhaps I´m all wrong here; I´m a bit confused. :
Many greetings from Rosika :wave