Ngo-Ephreli wangonyaka odlule, lapho Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin ifinyelela ekupheleni komjikelezo wayo, iCanonical yamemezela indlela entsha yokuthi izinkampani nabasebenzisi bezinkampani baqhubeke nokuthola izibuyekezo zokuphepha uma befuna ukugcina uhlelo lwabo ngaphandle kokuthuthukela ku-LTS entsha.
Ukunikezwa kwezibuyekezo ezintsha ezikhokhelwayo kubizwa Ukulungiswa Kokuphepha Okungeziwe (ESM) futhi waba nempumelelo enkulu ensimini.
Manje, ngemuva kweminyaka emihlanu ikhululiwe, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS TrustyTahr ifinyelela ekupheleni kwempilo yayo, ngo-Ephreli 30, 2019 futhi, ngakho-ke, iCanonical namuhla imemezele izinhlelo zokwelula uhlelo lwe-ESM kunguqulo ye-Ubuntu 14.04 LTS yabo bonke abasebenzisi abafuna ukukhokhela ukwesekwa eminye iminyaka emihlanu.
I-ESM ikhiphe izibuyekezo ezingaphezu kwezingu-120 zokuphepha
Esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka selumenyezelwe, uhlelo lwe-Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) seluhlinzekile izibuyekezo zokuphepha ezibucayi ezingaphezu kwezingu-120 kubasebenzisi abathenga iphakethe lokuhweba lokufakwa kwe-Ubuntu 12.04. Phakathi kwezibuyekezo ezinkulu kakhulu esingazisho ngeSpecter, Meltdown, SegmentSmack, FragmentSmack, Inkomo Engcolile, iStrack Clash, iForeshadow, iBlueborne neGDPR.
Izinhlangano ezinentshisekelo yokugcina ukusekelwa kokufakwa kwazo kwe-Ubuntu 14.04 LTS zingabuyekeza ukwesekwa kweCanonical kwezohwebo futhi zixhumane nethimba lokuthengisa ukuze ziqale ukuhlela ukusekelwa ngemuva kokuphela kwempilo ngo-Ephreli 30, 2019. Ukwesekwa Kwezokuphepha Okungeziwe kukhokhelwe kuqala ngoMeyi 2019.