Meaning of Server vs. Desktop versions of Ubuntu Dapper Long-Term-Support

[John Schofield]

Apparently I can't read.

So Dapper Desktop will be supported for 3 years and Dapper Server  
will be supported for 5 years. This is great news. (And I did read  
that somewhere, and apparently just mangled the figures in my head.)

However, my original question (quoted below with corrections in  
brackets) still stands. How do I differentiate which packages get 3  
years of support and which get 5?


> As I understand it, the Desktop version of Ubuntu Dapper LTS will  
> be supported for [3 years], while the Server version of Dapper will  
> be supported for [5 years].
>
> What exactly does this mean? For instance, I'm pretty sure that the  
> default install from the server CD would be supported for [5  
> years]. What if I install ubuntu-desktop on top of a server  
> install? Those packages are probably only supported for [3 years].  
> But how do I know, when I'm planning a server rollout, exactly what  
> packages will be supported for how long? Are all command-line apps  
> considered "Server" while all GUI's are considered "Desktop?" Where  
> is the boundary between the two?


Thanks very much!


John




On Jun 12, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Daniel Carrera wrote:

> John Schofield wrote:
>> As I understand it, the Desktop version of Ubuntu Dapper LTS will  
>> be supported for 18 months, while the Server version of Dapper  
>> will be supported for 36 months.
>
> Correction: Dapper is supported for 36 months (3 years) on the  
> desktop and 60 months (5 years) on the server.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
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