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What's the deal with Ubuntu Pro? Annoying Update Dialog pop-up on Desktop? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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OK, I'm a bit confused at the moment. I was ware that Ubuntu is selling subscriptions. I was aware that some security updates required subscription plans; BUT I was under the impression this was for extended support (i.e. after 5 years for a LTS version) or maybe for less frequently used packages beyond what the core distribution ships with.

Now, i get a pop up that looks like the regular update screen, but lists updates I cannot install. So, essentially a sales pitch for Pro. This sounds like exactly the reason, why I'm no longer on Windows.

Can I securely run Ubuntu Desktop and Server, current LTS, without paying?

(crosspost: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/10654646)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

OK, but still annoying.

Are those updates available on Debian, Fedora, ...?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

On Debian they're not. I've no idea how community support works on Fedora. I don't think there's corp support of any kind on Fedora.