Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 lifecycle extended to ten years

LONDON, UK - Canonical announces the lifecycle extension of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 'Trusty Tahr' and 16.04 LTS 'Xenial Xerus' to a total of ten years. The prolonged Extended Security Maintenance phase of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS enables a secure and low-maintenance infrastructure with security updates and kernel livepatches provided by Canonical. "With the prolonged lifecycle of Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 LTS, we're entering a new page in our commitment to enabling enterprise environments" said Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, Product Manager at Canonical. "Each industry sector has its own deployment lifecycle and adopts technology at a different pace. We are bringing an operating system lifecycle that lets organisations manage their infrastructure on their terms." By prolonging the operating system lifecycle to ten years, Canonical enables organizations to better balance their IT budget in order to implement or plan their infrastructure upgrade. Extended Security Maintenance ensures that the Ubuntu OS receives security updates, while the Livepatch service reduces the unplanned work that comes from Linux kernel vulnerabilities, making organisations more effective when managing Ubuntu systems. Canonical provides enterprise support and services for commercial users of Ubuntu.