Extended Lifecycle Support

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is going end-of-life in April 2021. What are your plans?

Upgrade to the newest version of Ubuntu Linux & face the rapid migration challenges along the way,

Do nothing and let unpatched vulnerabilities accumulate, OR

Secure your infrastructure and upgrade at your own pace with safe, trusted and easy to install Extended Lifecycle Support from CloudLinux that will last until April 2025.

Extended Lifecycle Support Service

For End-of-Life Linux Distributions

CloudLinux, the company providing Linux Extended Lifecycle Support services, has been delivering patches and bug fixes for various RHEL forks for over 10 years.

Our team has over 450 man-years of Linux expertise, which is why in 2020 we embarked on the new journey to create AlmaLinux – a forever-free enterprise-grade OS, an open-source RHEL fork inspired and managed by the community, built by the team at CloudLinux.

Our team has over 450 man-years of Linux expertise, which is why in 2020 we embarked on the new journey to create AlmaLinux – a forever-free enterprise-grade OS, an open-source RHEL fork inspired and managed by the community, built by the team at CloudLinux.

Ubuntu’s LTS releases are popular due to the long support windows – but every Ubuntu LTS release reaches end of life at some point in time. For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS end of life is around the corner, with official support ending on April 30, 2021.

With just a short time to go before support for Ubuntu 16.04 ends, you cannot simply switch from release 6 to release 8 without thorough planning. You need to perform thorough testing and benchmarking to flag potential problems and to gauge risk. However, you may not have sufficient time left to do so.

With Extended Lifecycle Support service, you get the time to carefully plan your migration path from EOL Linux to the newest version.

Remove the need to rush into a migration plan full of risks with a safe, trusted & easy-to-install alternative to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS support.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Extended Lifecycle Support service from CloudLinux Includes

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No disruption

Protect your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS instances - no need to migrate or even reboot. Adding CloudLinux Extended Lifecycle Support won't interrupt operations, all you need to do is point to our repository file to receive updates.

Packages too!

Extended Lifecycle Support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS covers kernel updates, but we also cover critical packages e.g. Apache, PHP, MySQL, Glibc, OpenSSL/SSH and many others. View a full list here.

Coverage until 2025

Enjoy affordable Ubuntu 16.04 LTS extended support until April 2025. Buy some more time to upgrade to the newest version of Ubuntu or migrate to another Linux distro.

Affordable fees

Starting at $3 per server, Extended Lifecycle Support service for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS from CloudLinux is easy to justify.

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Tight security, low cost

Secure your workload with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Extended Lifecycle Support from just $3.6 per server

Enjoy a discount on ELS if you buy it in a bundle with KernelCare.

FAQ

Extended lifecycle support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS lasts through April 2025.
Applying CloudLinux Extended Lifecycle Support to your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS instances requires running a single command that changes the location of key repositories. Full implementation instructions will be provided when servers are registered with CloudLinux.
No. You are not migrating your operating system or making any substantive changes to the way your workload is handled. Enabling Extended Lifecycle Support from CloudLinux involves a simple change in the location of repositories. There is no downtime and no need to restart your servers. Activating CloudLinux Extended Lifecycle Support will not degrade your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server performance, or disrupt your operations.
The Linux kernel of your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS distribution will be updated with key maintenance and security patches. Furthermore, we will also issue updates for critical packages such as glibc, openssh, openssl, and zlib. httpd, mysql, php, and userspace packages will also be supported. Other supported packages include: acl, acpid, at, attr, audit, authconfig, basesystem, bash, bc, blktrace, bridge-utils, busybox, bzip2, crash, cyrus-imapd, cyrus-sasl, db4-utils, device-mapper, dhclient, dhcpv6, dmidecode, dos2unix, dovecot, ed, gcc, gd, gdb, glib2, groff, info, Iptstate, logrotate, lslk, lvm2, makedev, nfs4-acl-tools, nfs-utils, nspr, ntp, opensp, pam, perl, procmail, procps, python, rcs, rds-tools, rhnlib, rsync, rsyslog, setroubleshoot, setserial, setup, sos, stunnel, tzdata, vim, wget, yum-metadata-parser, yum-rhn-plugin.
For 1-499 servers running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, it’s $6 per server per month or $60 per server per year with an annual subscription. For 500+ servers, it’s $3.60 per server per month or $36 per server per year with an annual subscription. For month-to-month subscriptions the price is $7 per server.  Billing will start the month after usage begins.
No, you will continue to rely on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. We will just continue updating the packages for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with security fixes that keeps your OS safe and secure.
CloudLinux continuously monitors critical Linux kernel vulnerabilities and security concerns associated with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. We will endeavour to release patches for security risks and general maintenance issues as soon as any issues are identified.
Before each package goes into the production repository, we run several testing processes to verify that our update has zero unintended consequences. We also maintain a stable beta repository that we use for testing.

KernelCare would automatically roll out any kernel patches and apply them in memory. However, if you prefer to patch manually, you can simply continue to do so using yum as you usually would.

Migrate to the newest version of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS at your own pace & stay protected from the common risks of running the EOL Linux

With just a short time to go before support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ends, you cannot simply switch from release 6 to release 8 without thorough planning. You need to perform thorough testing and benchmarking to flag potential problems and to gauge risk. However, you may not have sufficient time left to do so.
Remove the need to rush into a migration plan full of risks. Get affordable Extended Lifecycle Support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS by CloudLinux. It lasts through April 2025; you are covered for years to come so that you can migrate at a pace that suits you.

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