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What does it mean that Lubuntu and Ubuntu Precise Pangolin have different "Supported until" dates?

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Ubuntu and Lubuntu have different "Supported until" dates for Precise Pangolin (since Ubuntu have LTS releases, but Lubuntu does not).

What exactly does this mean, for me as a user, if I have Lubuntu installed, given that both distros use the same apt repository? – Will I not get security updates for Lubuntu-related packages after April 2013? If so, which packages are those? Or are there any other consequences?

P.S. Ubuntu Precise Pangolin is supported until April 2017, while Lubuntu Precise Pangolin is supported until October 2013.

EDIT: Added the bold text.

EDIT 2: I'm wondering what updates etc. I'll get be on a Lubuntu system after October 2013. (Given that both distros use the same apt repo, and that apt repo will continue to be updated until mainline Ubuntu is no longer supported, in April 2017.)

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answered 1 Year ago odyroc · Accepted Answer

Ubuntu and Lubuntu share the same software repositories. The main difference between Ubuntu and Lubuntu is that Ubuntu installs the package ubuntu-desktop, while Lubuntu installs the package lubuntu-desktop, with all dependencies that entails.

In fact, you can even install one atop the other, e.g., in an Ubuntu system, issue the command sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop and you will end up with a "hybrid" system with both the Ubuntu packages and the Lubuntu packages, e.g., both Unity and LXDE. (Also see Lubuntu vs. lubuntu-desktop)

Now, clearly, the lion share of the base system is exactly the same. So even though Lubuntu 12.04 is supported only through October 2013, as the Ubuntu 12.04 repos will be maintained through April 2017, you will also receive many package updates on Lubuntu 12.04.

I guess that what will not be maintained is only some Lubuntu-specific development, as well as support from the Lubuntu team. You can start here for an overview of what development is specific to Lubuntu.

Please note that I do not want to encourage using a Lubuntu version that has reached its end of life. I'm just saying there will be many package updates still. :)