[DC LoCo] Ubuntu LTS: what is difference between support for server and desktop?

[Dan Chen]

On Oct 21, 2011 4:05 PM, "Greg Reagle" <reagle at cepr.net> wrote:
>
> So, it's really not about: is my computer supported? or is my operating
system supported?  It is about: which packages are supported?  For example,
I can expect that sshd will continue to get attention and security updates
because it is considered a server package, but I cannot expect the same for
Thunderbird.
>
> Is that correct?

All source packages in main (e.g.,  apt-cache madison thunderbird) will
continue to receive security updates throughout the supported lifetime.
Thunderbird is in main for some releases of Ubuntu, so it will receive
updates.

>
> Regarding, the kernel, it ends with -generic.  I suppose that I should
replace the current kernel package "linux-image-generic" with
"linux-image-server", in order to receive updates for the kernel.  Is that
correct?
>

Same policy as above regarding the main component - you will receive
security updates regardless which kernel you're running.

Metta,
-Dan
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