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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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.
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.
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'.
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 […]
Canonical is currently promoting a beta Ubuntu Pro for Desktop programme through the Software & Updates app on Ubuntu LTS releases. But what is it?
Canonical unveil Ubuntu Pro, a premium service for users of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ubuntu Pro offers improved security, Livepatch, and AWS integration.