Ikhishwe ngo-Ephreli 17, 2014, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr izofika ekugcineni kwempilo yayo cishe ezinyangeni ezi-3 kusukela namhlanje, ikakhulukazi ngo-Ephreli 30, 2019. Njengoba yayinguqulo yesondlo eside, yasekelwa iminyaka emihlanu.
Ngonyaka owedlule, ngoSepthemba 19, iCanonical yabika ukuthi abasebenzisi be-Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr banethuba lokuthenga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kwalolu hlelo lokusebenza ngokunikezwa okubiziwe Ukulungiswa Kokuphepha Okungeziwe (ESM), ebivele isidayisa kakhulu ngabasebenzisi be-Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin.
"Amandla we-ESM we-Ubuntu 14.04 kusho ukuthi ukuphela komjikelezo wawo ngo-Ephreli 2019 ngeke kube nomthelela omubi ezinhlanganweni. ICanonical ibeka ukuphepha enhliziyweni yoBuntu, emikhubeni yethu, ezinkambisweni nasekwakhiweni kwemikhiqizo yethu. " Kukhulunywa ngakho kokuthunyelwe.
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM itholakala kusuka ngoMeyi 2019
Izinhlangano, amabhizinisi kanye nabantu abanentshisekelo yokwelula impilo yohlelo ngokunikezwa kwe-ESM kufanele babuyekeze iphakethe lebhizinisi leCanonical noma bathinte umnyango wezentengiso ukuhlela ukuphela okuphela ngo-Ephreli 30. Ungazi imininingwane eminingi kufayela le- isikhangiso.
Kusukela ngoMeyi 2019, iphakethe le-Ubuntu 14.04 ESM lizotholakala ukuze lithengwe. Noma ungakukhohlwa lokho ungakhulula ukuthuthukela ku-Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus esekelwa kuze kube ngu-Ephreli 2021 noma Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ngokusekelwa kuze kube ngu-Ephreli 2023 noma ngo-Ephreli 2028.