End of Life Dates
'End of life (EoL)' is when a software reaches the end of its designated support period. When this happens varies across Ubuntu, Ubuntu flavours [1] and different releases, so we are gathering this information here to have a central reference for volunteer support efforts.
Please note!
See the official Releases page for Ubuntu EoL dates.
The page you are looking at now is a volunteer driven community effort. None of the information provided here is to be understood as official or legally binding announcements by Canonical, the Ubuntu project or any Ubuntu flavours.
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Currently supported |
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End of life |
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
Latest point release: 18.04.3
Flavour |
EoL Date |
References |
Notes |
Ubuntu |
2023-04 |
ESM [3] planned |
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Kubuntu |
2021-04 |
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Lubuntu |
2021-04 |
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Ubuntu Budgie |
2021-04 |
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Ubuntu Kylin |
2021-04 |
Release announcement (also: # # #) does not state a support period |
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Ubuntu MATE |
2021-04 |
Release announcement does not state a support period |
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Ubuntu Studio |
2019-01 |
Official support: 9 months |
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2021-04 |
Extended community support via Ubuntu Studio Backports PPA only |
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Xubuntu |
2021-04-29 |
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Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus
Latest point release: 16.04.6
Flavour |
EoL Date |
References |
Notes |
Ubuntu |
2021-04 |
ESM [4] planned |
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Kubuntu |
2019-04-25 |
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Lubuntu |
2019-04-25 |
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Mythbuntu |
"18.04" |
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Ubuntu GNOME |
2019-04 |
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Ubuntu Kylin |
2021-04 |
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Ubuntu MATE |
2019-04 |
Release announcement does not state a support period |
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Ubuntu Studio |
2019-04 |
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Xubuntu |
2019-04-21 |
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Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr
Latest point release: 14.04.6
Flavour |
EoL Date |
References |
Notes |
Ubuntu |
2019-04-25 |
ESM [5] available |
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Edubuntu |
2019-04-25 |
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Kubuntu |
2019-04-25 |
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Lubuntu |
2017-04 |
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Mythbuntu |
"16.04" |
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Ubuntu GNOME |
2017-04-28 |
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Ubuntu Kylin |
2019-04-25 |
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Ubuntu Studio |
2017-04 |
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Xubuntu |
2017-04-17 |
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Other versions
Flavour releases which do not coincide with Ubuntu LTS releases are supported for 9 months.
See the official Releases page for more information.
Related
Utilities
Use ubuntu-support-status to determine a given systems' support status (but consider bug reports)
Web Links
Citations
Ubuntu flavours: Ubuntu.com: "Ubuntu Flavours", wiki.ubuntu.com: "Recognized Flavours" (1)
Ubuntu Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) (2)
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM: Ubuntu.com: "Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) and subsequent releases until further announcement will have ESM updates provided for up to five years." (3)
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: Ubuntu.com: "16.04 (Xenial Xerus) will have updates provided for up to three years" (4)
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: Ubuntu Security Team: 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu Blog: "14.04 Trusty Tahr Extended Security Maintenance" (5)
You are more than welcome to contribute!
· If you change any formatting, please do so consistently.
· Always provide references to back up EoL dates.
· A flavours' support period is defined by both Ubuntu's generic release announcement and that of the flavour - if they do not match, point it out, use what the flavour last announced.
· When EoL dates / support periods change:
· Always list the currently valid EoL date only.
· Document (notes and references) both initial support period and any change announcements
· Reducing support periods below earlier announcements should not be possible, point it out where it happens
Thank you!