Users are urged to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.10

Jan 14, 2016 01:05 GMT  ·  By

Just a few moments ago, January 14, 2016, Softpedia received an email from Canonical's Adam Conrad, informing us that the Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) operating system would reach end of life in approximately three weeks from today, on February 4, 2016.

Announced last year, on Thursday, April 23, 2015, Ubuntu 15.04 was dubbed by Mark Shuttleworth the "Vivid Vervet." It was a modest Ubuntu release that brought features like Linux kernel 3.19, boot and service management, the Unity 7.3 user interface with a few improvements, Compiz 0.9.12, as well as the latest Firefox and LibreOffice versions.

However, today, we are sorry to announce that, starting February 4, 2016, Canonical will stop "feeding" its Ubuntu 15.04 operating system with security/critical fixes and software updates. Those of you who still use the Vivid Vervet release must upgrade to the Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) operating system as soon as possible, following the instructions provided at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WilyUpgrades.

"Ubuntu announced its 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) release almost 9 months ago, on April 23, 2015. As a non-LTS release, 15.04 has a 9-month month support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 15.04 will reach end of life on Thursday, February 4th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 15.04," said Adam Conrad on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will be released on April 21, 2016

Ubuntu 15.10 is the only way to go for Ubuntu 15.04 users, even if they don't want to upgrade to the Wily Werewolf release. But Canonical promises that it will continue to support it actively with select high-impact bug fixes and the latest security updates. Softpedia has a tutorial on how to upgrade from Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubuntu 15.10, making things a lot easier for our readers.

On April 21, 2016, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) will become the 23rd release of the Ubuntu operating system, and it will be supported by Canonical with software updates and security patches until April 2021. Don't forget to visit our website on Thursday, January 28, for an in-depth article on the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Alpha 2 release, where we will unveil more of its exciting new features.