With Ubuntu you can choose to update your system every six months or every two years if you want to stay on a “Long Term Support” or “LTS” version for short. It is a matter of setting in “Update Managers.” Following the route Settings - Updates – Release upgrade, μπορείτε να επιλέξετε LTS ή την πρόσφατη έκδοση.
Its operating system Canonical έχει σχεδιαστεί με γνώμονα την ασφάλεια. Έτσι όπως προαναφέραμε μπορείτε να έχετε ενημερώσεις ασφαλείας για τουλάχιστον 9 μήνες σε εκδόσεις desktop και server. Τώρα η έκδοση LTS κυκλοφορεί κάθε 2 χρόνια, ενώ παλαιότερες εκδόσεις Long Term Support (LTS) πρόσφεραν 3 χρόνια υποστήριξη για το Ubuntu (Desktop) και 5 χρόνια για το Ubuntu Server.
But what does LTS mean for the end user?
Ubuntu LTS is nothing more, and nothing less than an operating system version that you can use for a longer time.
Canonical develops LTS publications with a conservative mindset: instead of adding new features, developers are working on existing ones.
For this reason, LTS versions are usually more stable on older hardware (hardware over one year or more), and receive regular updates to work better on computers that just came out of the factory.
If you choose to use LTS versions, you need to upgrade your system every two years, and if you use the latest version, you need to upgrade your system every six months to be up-to-date. Needless to talk about the importance of updates, when you know that these include security updates.
So are you Companies they usually use LTS releases and update to the next LTS a few months after the official release (this is standard upgrade behavior for LTS releases). This way gives developers more time to fix any bugs.
Simple users now also usually use the latest versions, because they are much improved compared to the previous version. Of course it is a personal choice.
Below we will try to help you choose:
Stay on LTS if:
You just want to use your computer to do your jobs and you are not interested in innovation. An LTS version lets you stay on the same operating system for up to five years, without worrying about major system upgrades or upgrades.
You want to use specific software that may not be supported in newer versions of the operating system. You can also use an LTS version if you do not need software that only supports newer versions of the operating system. The principle of this strategy is: "what works, we do not change".
You have installed Ubuntu on multiple computers (for example, a company), and a small change can cause a big problem. With LTS versions this way you can avoid updating systems.
You installed Ubuntu on someone very novice. Let's say you have it installed for your grandmother and you spent a lot of time explaining how it works. With frequent updates things can change and you will have to do the tutorial from the beginning….
Upgrade to the latest version if:
When you want the latest technology at the same price :)
If you want the latest software to be released
If you want to help develop Ubuntu by testing the latest software. If you are a developer and develop new applications.
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As you can see from the above, we tend to favor the latest versions of Ubuntu.
However, it should be noted that upgrades to Ubuntu are rather smooth and painless. Your apps, files, and preferences remain where they were. Only you may have to leave some old habits working with the new features.
