Cishe noma imuphi umsebenzisi we-Ubuntu uyazi ukuthi izinguqulo ezintsha zifika nini nokuthi zisekelwa isikhathi esingakanani. Njalo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha bakhipha uhlobo lomjikelezo ojwayelekile, kanti ukuxhaswa izinyanga eziyi-9 zawo wonke ama-flavour. Iminyaka ebaliwe ngo-Ephreli ikhipha inguqulo ye-LTS eqale isekelwa iminyaka emi-5, ukunambitheka okungu-3, kepha kwesinye isikhathi iCanonical ilula kancane futhi yenza lokho ukwenzile ngezinguqulo ze-Long Term Support ezikhishwe ngo-2014 nango-2016, isb. Ubuntu 14.04 no-Ubuntu 16.04.
ICanonical imemezele ukuthi uXenial Xerus noTrusty Tahr bazoqala eminyakeni emihlanu baye wakhuthazelela iminyaka eyishumi. Kungukusekelwa okufanayo ababevele bememezele ukuthi iBionic Beaver neFocal Fossa bazoba nayo, lapho izinsuku ezintsha zokuphelelwa yisikhathi zeXerus neTahr zizoya ku-2026 no-2024 ngokulandelana. Vele, kufanele kucatshangwe ukuthi ukwesekwa yi-ESM, okuzobavumela ukuthi baqhubeke nokuthola izibuyekezo zokuphepha, kepha hhayi imisebenzi emisha.
Ubuntu 16.04 no-14.04 kuzophelelwa yisikhathi ngo-2026 nango-2024
"Ngokwandiswa kwesikhathi sokuphila kwe-Ubuntu 14.04 ne-16.04 LTS, singena ekhasini elisha ukuzibophezela kwethu ukunika amandla izindawo zebhizinisi", kusho uNikos Mavrogiannopoulos, oyiMenenja yoMkhiqizo weCanonical. “Umkhakha ngamunye wemboni unomjikelezo wempilo yawo wokutshalwa futhi usebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ngamazinga ahlukene. Siletha uhlelo lokuphila olusiza ukuthi izinhlangano zikwazi ukuphatha ingqalasizinda ngokwemibandela yazo. "
ICanonical ithi lokhu kwengezwa ekusekelweni kwezinguqulo ze-LTS kukhuthazekile ngoba amakhasimende ayo anomnotho ongcono kuzibuyekezo zengqalasizinda, naku kuyini ukuphepha yazo zonke izinhlobo zemishini, kepha ngaphezulu kulezo ezisetshenziselwa izinkampani. Kumsebenzisi ojwayelekile, iminyaka emihlanu ingaphezu kokwanele ukunquma ukunqampuna, kepha ezinkampanini uhlelo olusebenzayo lubuyiselwa kancane, noma uma kungenjalo, batshela lezo zinkampani ezisasebenza ngeWindows XP noma, okubi nakakhulu, yiWindows 95 .
NgoMeyi 2021, Ubuntu 16.04 wafinyelela ekupheleni komjikelezo wayo wokuphila, futhi manje ifana ne-ESM, ilebuli, efana ne-Ubuntu 14.04, ezophela lapho iba neminyaka eyishumi.