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How to Hide Ubuntu Pro Updates in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Ubuntu Pro is an optional security feature that Ubuntu LTS users can enable to receive critical updates for an extra 25,000 packages which would otherwise sit unpatched. If you use Ubuntu 24.04 LTS you will […]

24 December 2024

Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 Years (For a Fee)

Ubuntu’s long-term support releases just got even longer, with Canonical today announcing they are eligible for up to 12 years of security coverage from initial release. As you know, every Ubuntu LTS release receives 5 […]

25 March 2024
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Ubuntu Pro Packages in ‘Software Updater’ Garner Criticism

It seems some users aren’t happy that there’s (currently) no way to disable Ubuntu Pro package updates from showing in the Software Updater tool in Ubuntu LTS releases. Last year, Canonical updated update-manager (aka Software […]

22 January 2024

Ubuntu ‘Apt News’ Feature Coming to GUI Software Updater

If you thought you wouldn’t be bothered by Ubuntu’s (mildly annoying) apt “awareness” feature or Ubuntu Pro updates as you don’t use the command line, bad news. Ubuntu will start showing apt news and Ubuntu […]

2 July 2023
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Ubuntu 18.04 Support Has Ended, Enable ESM to Stay Protected

As anticipated, support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now over — but don’t panic if you still use it as this it;s not the end of the road. Not yet anyway! Ubuntu 18.04 ‘Bionic Beaver’ […]

31 May 2023
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Ubuntu Pro is Now Available to Anyone Who Wants It

Canonical has made Ubuntu Pro generally available. Ubuntu Pro allows you to run an Ubuntu LTS release for 10 years with more critical security updates.

27 January 2023

Ubuntu’s New Terminal ‘Ad’ is Angering Users

Ubuntu Pro is being 'advertised' in the terminal when running an apt update, a move that has left some Ubuntu users on the current LTS annoyed.

13 October 2022

‘Ubuntu Pro’ Settings Pulled from Ubuntu 22.04

The new Ubuntu Pro settings in Ubuntu 22.04 are being removed (for now). Devs say the backend that supports the security feature is 'delayed'.

25 March 2022

Ubuntu 22.04 Dailies Show an Ubuntu Pro Notification on Login

When I wrote about the new “Ubuntu Pro” section in Ubuntu 22.04‘s software settings panel I said the banner wasn’t a nag screen or a desktop notification but something you had to go out of […]

3 February 2022
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What the ‘Ubuntu Pro’ banner in Ubuntu Means

Canonical is currently promoting a beta Ubuntu Pro for Desktop programme through the Software & Updates app on Ubuntu LTS releases. But what is it?

19 January 2022

Canonical Launches Ubuntu Pro for Amazon Web Services

Canonical unveil Ubuntu Pro, a premium service for users of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ubuntu Pro offers improved security, Livepatch, and AWS integration.

4 December 2019