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title: Blog posts tagged "EOL"
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# Blog posts tagged "EOL"

#### [How to avoid package End of Life through backporting](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-avoid-package-end-of-life-through-backporting)

When a Git vulnerability hit systems past Ubuntu package end of life, teams had to reassess security options. Learn how to stay protected beyond standard support.

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#### [The State of Robotics – February 2021](https://canonical.com/blog/the-state-of-robotics-february-2021)

And that was February! A month where a rover showed what perseverance means and a small drone what ingenuity looks like. February will be remembered as the month where two robots landed on Mars, telling us all to “dare mighty things”.  Perseverance and Ingenuity  Do you want to know what Mars sounds like? Well, here

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#### [ROS Kinetic and Ubuntu 16.04 EOL: how to mitigate the impact](https://canonical.com/blog/ros-kinetic-and-ubuntu-16-04-eol-how-to-mitigate-the-impact)

For more than ten years, the Robot Operating System (ROS) has been enabling innovators around the world to develop their robot platforms and applications. Through its collection of tools, libraries, and conventions, ROS simplifies the task of creating complex and robust robot behaviour.  Ubuntu has been the primary platform for ROS from t

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#### [The State of Robotics – January 2021](https://canonical.com/blog/the-state-of-robotics-january-2021)

A new start? 2020 came and went, and in the process, it left a mark in history and our lives that won’t be erased. Together, as a community, we all struggled, we all faced new challenges, we all united and did our best to help each other. We are grateful for the effort of our

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#### [Why you should upgrade Windows 7 to Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/why-you-should-upgrade-windows-7-to-ubuntu)

Windows 7 has reached the end of its life. It will no longer receive security updates and Microsoft’s technical support will stop. Running an out-of-date OS can have serious potential risks, and if you’re one of more than 750,000 people using Windows exposed to the internet, you may have a problem. Fortunately, there are two

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