Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Reaching End of Standard Support

On 31 May 2023, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will reach the end of standard support. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) was released on 23 April 2018, introducing improved UEFI Secure Boot and broader Kernel Livepatch coverage for enhanced security on Azure. You can continue to use your existing virtual machines, however, security, feature, and…

17/05/2023Linux and Open Source Blog

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