Question about Ubuntu support

[Hello]

hello,

my 5/28th post generated responses, quite a few, unrelated!
still, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the post.

support issue/confusion stated in original post
also applicable to the 20.04.x LTS as well.



the original question was, if I was unclear,
I apologize,  about the Core of OS :

i.e. what's left, when stripping  away *every*
end-user applications, which is about, I don't know
15 or 20 millions lines of code, maybe more.





So let me  rephrase the original post, the essence remains the same:

Canonical provides 5 years of support for Ubuntu 18.04.x LTS
downloaded off of  ubuntu.com.

Clicking on any spins here:
https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours

one "leaves"  Canonical's official site, and landing
on each of the spins' websites. Each of which, let
say, kubuntu.org , say that they provide only 3 years of
support for what they call Kubuntu 18.04.x LTS


Question(s):


Will I get 5 years of support for the Core OS if I download
Kubuntu 18.04.x LTS  from kubuntu.org ?

Apparently no, according to the website.

Is  "ubuntu OS" they [or any other spin] offer different
than the "ubuntu OS"  Canonical  offers?




If you wish to reply please consider that issues is
revolving around support for the Core of OS.




Thank you,
F-




On 2020-05-28 09:13 PM, Hello wrote:
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> hello,
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> There may be an straightforward explanation for this, I don't know.
> I plan on installing ubuntu 18.04.x  LTS.
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> Links 1 & 2 below say ubuntu is supported for 5
> years (from release date).
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> But ubuntu spins/flavours, e.g. links 2 ,3
> and 4 below  say that one only gets 3 years of support.
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> Any extra information I may be missing would
> be helpful in discrepancy in years of support.
>
>
> Thank you,
> F-
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> #________ (1)
> here, 18.04.04 LTS supported till April 2023 :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
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> #________ (2)
> Under the column 'Public support until' it
> also says desktop and server supported till  2023-04
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_version_history
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> #________ (3) with MATE
> here, 18.04.04 LTS is only supported till April 2021
> https://ubuntu-mate.org/download/amd64/
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> #________ (4) with XFCE
> here, 18.04.04 LTS is only supported till April 2021
> https://xubuntu.org/release/18-04/
>
> #________ (5) with KDE
> here, 18.04.04 LTS is only supported till April 2021
> https://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/
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