Why the heck do I need to pay for security updates???

posted 5 months ago

Can someone explain to me why the fuck I should pay for installing packages that are available in other distros?

WTF Ubuntu???

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5 months ago

It’s free for personal use. It used to be a paid-only service to let you get 10 years of security updates (LTS support is usually only 5)

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5 months ago

Right, it’s premium support for corporations that want to stick with a release past its normal expiration date.

The labor required to perform that maintenance costs money, and honestly it’s shit work that you’d have to pay me a lot to convince me to do.

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Ubuntu Linux

Linux for Human Beings.

Ubuntu is a popular Linux operating system for PC / mobile devices, etc.

Developed by Canonical & based on Debian (another older Linux OS) which is known for it’s rock solid stability.

Ubuntu is trusted everywhere computing by professionals and common users alike.