ESM / Ubuntu Pro

[Liam Proven]

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 17:50, Grizzlly via ubuntu-users
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> That sounds feasable, I "thought" 23.10 was getting ESM updates but that was a
> while ago

I don't think so, no. Interim releases get 9 months, and no extensions.

Also, as confirmation, it's not on the list here:

https://ubuntu.com/security/esm

> I also thought that when I ran updates I got the "you can get better
> security if you use ESM" type message

It's conceivable. The promo messages are ill-conceived IMHO.

> , I did wonder if there was a diff between
> ESM & Ubuntu Pro?

Pro membership gets you ESM updates and other things. AIUI!

Not _the same_ but related.

> give (AFAICT) the same results, they seem to show all features as
>
> "ENTITLED" "STATUS"
>     Yes                   n/a
>     Yes                   n/a
>     Yes                   n/a

"Not Applicable" sounds about right!

> Disable the esm lines in sources ???

Open "Software and updates", or run the command
`software-properties-gtk`. Untick the relevant entries.

Or, comment the lines out.

The `/etc/apt` file format have changed a bit in the last release.
Take extra care!

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