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Ubuntu Pro subscription - should you pay to use Linux?
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this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2026
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TIL as a normal Ubuntu user, you don't get quick and high-quality security updates.
You do, but not when your distro is EoL and not with livepatching to avoid reboots.
Not true. 22.04 is not EoL and it doesn't get all CVE patches backported unless you're on Pro.
Huh, that was hidden deeper than I like. https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1452497/what-are-esm-apps-and-how-do-they-relate-to-ubuntu-pro
edit: adding some relevant links
From the link:
I'm not sure every package should be considered supported in LTS, so this not being available by default looks ok for me