Ubuntu 14.04.6
Last Thursday, February 28, Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04.6, a version that was not planned. It was released to fix a bug in the APT package manager and, in addition to being able to upgrade from previous versions, Mark Shuttleworth's company re-uploaded the CD images with the problem already fixed. This is what they are going to do with the launch of Ubuntu 14.04.6, although the failure of the version that will be 5 years old in April is not exactly the same as that of the operating system released in 2016.
The difference is that there are still many versions that support Xenial Xerus, while Trusty Tahr is only supported by a few operating systems. Considering that Ubuntu 14.04 will reach its end of cycle on April 30, participation in the RC version of v14.04.6 is optional even for these flavors. Of course, what is clear is that there will be a last update of Ubuntu 14.04 for security reasons. If a new bug is found and your users do not want to be exposed, they will have to update to Ubuntu 16.05.6 or Ubuntu 18.04.x.
Ubuntu 14.04.6 will arrive on March 7
If there are no setbacks, and with Canonical there are usually none, the Ubuntu 14.04.6 release will take place next Thursday, that is, in about 48 hours. Right now a Release Candiate version is available (RC) so that anyone who wants can try it. The intention is that users who decide to try this version collect information (automatically) that will reach the developers in the form of bug reports.
Ubuntu 14.04.6 RC is available in the download page Ubuntu official. If you are not one of those who like to try, you will receive the security update in just two days. At this point, we remember that this afternoon we have published an article in which we explain what to do when Ubuntu 14.04 stops receiving support so as not to be exposed to future threats or run out of new application updates.
Are you considering staying on Ubuntu 14.04 until April 30 or will you upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 / Ubuntu 18.04 sooner?