Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) will reach it's End of Life on April 28 2017

Ubuntu announced its 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) release almost 5 years ago,
on April 26, 2012. As with the earlier LTS releases, Ubuntu committed
to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The
support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 12.04 will reach end
of life on Friday, April 28th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices
will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 12.04.

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 12.04 is via Ubuntu 14.04.
Users are encouraged to evaluate and upgrade to our latest 16.04 LTS
release via 14.04. Instructions and caveats for the upgrades may be
found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TrustyUpgrades and
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XenialUpgrades. Ubuntu 14.04 and
16.04 continue to be actively supported with security updates and
select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security
updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce
mailing list, information about which may be found at:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

For users who can't upgrade immediately, Canonical has just announced
an extended support package for Ubuntu Advantage customers, which will
keep delivering security updates while you evaluate your upgrades to
newer releases. The announcement, with details about how and where to
purchase extended support, can be found at:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2017-March/000217.html

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most
highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes,
schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open
Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to
customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.

On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,

Adam Conrad

Canonical now also offers Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 12.04:

Following the end-of-life of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Canonical is offering
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance) [1], which provides
important security fixes for the kernel and the most essential user
space packages in Ubuntu 12.04. These updates are delivered in a
secure, private archive exclusively available to Ubuntu Advantage [2]
customers.

All Ubuntu 12.04 LTS users are encouraged to upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04
LTS or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. But for those who cannot upgrade immediately,
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM updates will help ensure the on-going security and
integrity of Ubuntu 12.04 systems.

Users interested in Ubuntu 12.04 ESM updates can purchase Ubuntu
Advantage at http://buy.ubuntu.com/

Existing UA customers can acquire their ESM credentials by filing
a support request at https://support.canonical.com/

Questions?

Join us for a live webinar, "How to ensure the ongoing security
compliance of your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS", on Wednesday, March 22nd at
4pm GMT / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT. During the webinar we'll discuss Ubuntu
12.04 ESM and perform live upgrades of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS systems.

[1] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/14/introducing-ubuntu-12-04-esm-extended-security-maintenance/
[2] http://ubuntu.com/advantage


Cheers,
Dustin

  Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) reaches End of Life on April 28 2017