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How does the releases and updates work for LTS and EMS support

Asked by Cody W

I have a few questions, I love ubuntu it feels great but I am getting lost and confused with release versions and which versions are still being supported, and each version is has certain kernel versions, I currently have noble numbat which feels pretty good I'm just not a fan of the gnome desktop.

Basically I am trying to my own Homelab, I want to be able to have virtual machines that I can deploy easy as well be able to connect to my homelab from outside of my home/local network. I eventually would want to be able to run a server or two but security is important of course.

I do have ubuntu pro as well. Oh and I want to make sure the keys are valid because I on this numbat I was getting signed keys from 2011(not sure if normal) Any clarification on any of these things would be great and even advice would be much welcomed

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#1

https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle#ubuntu
The Ubuntu lifecycle and release cadence
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-24-04-noble-numbat-deep-dive
https://linuxgenie.net/set-up-ssh-keysubuntu-24-04/

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said (last edit ): 		#2

https://ubuntu.com/security/esm
You will not need Ubuntu Pro until the standard support runs out.
https://ubuntu.com/kernel/variants

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#3

You are correct about the update keys.
They are the current keys for updating 24.04.
Yes they are secure.
I found what your looking at on software & updates - authentication tab.

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