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What does Ubuntu do when LTS is supported for 12 years, but PHP is not? (lemmy.one)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Will they keep patching old version of PHP?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

There's no need to register an account with Ubuntu at all. You have no idea what you're talking about. You don't need a pro license to get updates for an LTS for 5 years of support. The "base packages" are both the "main" and "restricted" repositories - it isn't just a few "core libraries" as you seem to think.

Debian is an excellent distro but I can't even find out what Debian considers to be covered by their LTS. Their page about it is very vague. I would guess that it's the same though - "main" repository is what they cover. Similar to Ubuntu.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I thought they mean support beyond 5 years. You're right of course.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

There’s no need to register an account with Ubuntu at all. You have no idea what you’re talking about. You don’t need a pro license to get updates for an LTS for 5 years of support. The “base packages” are both the “main” and “restricted” repositories - it isn’t just a few “core libraries” as you seem to think.

Really? So why does apt tell me that I need <some blabla that usually means "give us your money", don't remember exact wording> to get updates for more packages than it has downloaded each time I run apt update? I have latest LTS (22.04) on my laptop. Maybe you have no idea what you are talking about? I could get any updates until recent (year or two? I use that laptop only occasionally, so I don't remember the exact time), but now it is clear that Canonical goes the same way as RedHat/IBM.

I would guess that it’s the same though - “main” repository is what they cover. Similar to Ubuntu.

You are wrong because Debian's main is not similar to Ubuntu. Debian has no universe repo, all FOSS packages go to main.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So why does apt tell me that I need to get updates for more packages than it has downloaded each time I run apt update? I have latest LTS (22.04) on my laptop.

"I'm going to provide zero information about a problem I'm having, say that I have no idea why it's happening, and then claim it supports my conclusion - check mate!"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I would provide an info about a problem if I asked for help. But I don't need any help, I know the solution.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@atzanteol @bizdelnick
From what I read, the +5 yrs with a Pro account is on top of the LTS 5 yrs support.

Say Xenial ended last April 2021. With Pro that extends it another 5yrs. With it support ends some time in 2026?

But that is not +5 from when you got the Pro account. It started ticking the moment Xenial EOL'd. So if I signed up Pro now, my Xenial updates will still end on 2026. Should work for later LTS versions, +5 after base 5 on the same Pro account free up to 5 machines.