Public bug reported:
LTS versions of the Ubuntu server edition is advertised with 5 years of
support (security updates), while the desktop edition features 3 years
of support.
Now, since server and desktop edition share the same repositories, how
do I know whether my installation only consists of packages with 5 years
of support? Because, if I cannot know which ones have 5 and which ones
have 3, I basically have to assume 3 years. I also cannot argue to my
system administrator about 5 years of support time when trying to
convince him of setting up Ubuntu servers.
I assume that the server packages that can be selected during
installation (Postfix, LAMP, ...) are supported for 5 years. I am
however unsure whether or not this also applies to other packages, like
a subversion server, or even my choice of text editor.
After investigating on several forums and the ubuntu-server mailing
list, it seems this issue is indeed unclear.
What I suggest is a small command line tool that has a list of all 5
years supported packages, and then iterates over all installed packages
on a particular installation, and outputs something along the lines of:
"Your current system installation is supported for 5 years (until 2013)"
or "Your current system installation is supported for 3 years (until
2011)". Optionally, it may also output all packages that shorten the
support period in the latter case.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Wish: Small command line application to check LTS installtion support time
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249488
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