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Ubuntu 17.04 EoL and Patches

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 11th of January 2018 11:57:48 AM Filed under

PSA: Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus support ends on Saturday

Support for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus will be coming to an end this Saturday, nine months after being pushed out. The end of life applies to all systems no matter whether you’re running it on a desktop or a server. Once the end of life date arrives, you should have a plan to move to Ubuntu 17.10 or downgrade to Ubuntu 16.04.
Ubuntu systems also having boot-up issues due to Meltdown and Spectre patches
Meltdown and Spectre patch stops Ubuntu computers from booting
Meltdown and Spectre patches leave some Ubuntu systems unbootable

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Ubuntu gets second update after first one fails to boot

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 11th of January 2018 12:29:27 PM.

The Spectre And Meltdown Server Tax Bill

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 11th of January 2018 12:30:11 PM.

The Spectre And Meltdown Server Tax Bill

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