On 2013-05-03 06:17, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > On 05/02/2013 12:53 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: > >> I'm now typing this email from Lubuntu 10.04: > >> Okay, we all know that Lubuntu 10.04 wasn't LTS. > >> Is this a secure system? is this an LTS system? what are the risks of >> running this? > > Because you do not already have the security and system administration > expertise and experience to KNOW the answers, then for you, the answers > to your three questions are: > > (1) "NO, this is not a sufficiently secure system for you". > > (2) "NO, this is not a supported LTS release". > > (3) "The main risks are not getting updated software, and so getting > hacked or infected or otherwise running malicious code". > > That's as simple a set of answers as I can give. > > Jonathan > > (NOTE: I am typing this on a Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS machine, my primary > Ubuntu desktop at home, which I tried and failed to upgrade to 12.04 > recently -- I need to fix that ASAP!). > > I agree with Jonathan Marsden. You can also check the following links
Lubuntu lifetime: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1954526 security of lxde in 12.04 after lubuntu eol: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1954702 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerFaq#What.27s_the_difference_between_desktop_and_server.3F https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms Post to : lubuntu-comms@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
