[Bug 1244438] [NEW] EOL notification system required for HWE kernels in LTSs

[Andy Whitcroft]

Public bug reported:

We need to have some mechanism to allow us to record that you have an
EOL kernel installed which will no longer recieve updates.

For example for the kernel when a kernel is going EOL the last upload
should include an appropriate file:

    /var/lib/update-notifier/kernel-eol

We need to coordinate this with the notifier itself to ensure it is
displayed.

** Affects: ubuntu-release-notes
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: landscape (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Ubuntu Kernel Team (ubuntu-kernel-team)
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: update-motd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Ubuntu Security Team (ubuntu-security)
         Status: New

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Low => Medium

** Also affects: update-motd (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: update-motd (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: update-motd (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Security Team (ubuntu-security)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Kernel Team (ubuntu-kernel-team)

** Also affects: landscape (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: landscape (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  EOL notification system required for HWE kernels in LTSs

Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “landscape” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “unattended-upgrades” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “update-motd” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  We need to have some mechanism to allow us to record that you have an
  EOL kernel installed which will no longer recieve updates.

  For example for the kernel when a kernel is going EOL the last upload
  should include an appropriate file:

      /var/lib/update-notifier/kernel-eol

  We need to coordinate this with the notifier itself to ensure it is
  displayed.

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