If you have pro enabled on an LTS version of Ubuntu, then you get live security updates, too include the kernel, as well as security updates for 10 years. Handy for developer workstations though. These people are whining and crying when desktop users rarely use the LTS version.
On Steam you can see Mint, which uses the LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 itself, the snapped version of steam (could be used anywhere, only Canonical has access to those stats)
And on the snaps I maintain I see this. The LTS releases seem to be used the most
So at work they want to switch all our servers from Debian to Ubuntu and now I read this? I’m so confused right now…
If you have pro enabled on an LTS version of Ubuntu, then you get live security updates, too include the kernel, as well as security updates for 10 years. Handy for developer workstations though. These people are whining and crying when desktop users rarely use the LTS version.
I’m not so sure about that when looking at stats
On Steam you can see Mint, which uses the LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 itself, the snapped version of steam (could be used anywhere, only Canonical has access to those stats)
And on the snaps I maintain I see this. The LTS releases seem to be used the most
Color me shocked snap steam users are on 24.04. 61 active devices. Very representative I’m sure.
A small sample size is better than “most people probably”
Interesting, you think the normal case is that people don’t upgrade their devices. I wouldn’t have expected that from someone in 2025.