--- title: Blog posts tagged "ESM" description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/esm?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged "ESM" #### [JetPack 4 EOL – how to keep your userspace secure during migration](https://canonical.com/blog/jetpack-4-eol) NVIDIA JetPack 4 reached its end-of-life (EOL) in November 2024, marking the end of security updates for this widely deployed stack. JetPack 4 has driven innovation in countless devices powered by NVIDIA Jetson, serving as the foundation of edge AI production deployments across multiple sectors. But now, the absence of security maintenanc --- Company #### [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End Of Standard Support – activate ESM to keep your fleet of devices secure and operational](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-20-04-end-standard-support-for-devices) Focal Fossa will reach the End of Standard Support in May 2025. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has become a critical component for millions of IoT and embedded devices worldwide, including kiosks, digital signage solutions, industrial appliances, and robotic systems. The release has been foundational for companies innovating in various industries, from --- Internet of Things #### [How Ubuntu Pro + Support keeps your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS secure and stable](https://canonical.com/blog/20-04-support-how-ubuntu-pro-support-keeps-your-ubuntu-20-04-lts-secure-and-stable) Running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with ESM keeps your systems up to date with essential security patches. But when something breaks or a complex issue arises, Ubuntu Pro + Support ensures you have Canonical experts on hand to help. Supplementing ESM with support gives you extra peace of mind, keeping your infrastructure stable, safe, and running s --- Company #### [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Standard Support has ended. Here’s how to prepare.](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-20-04-lts-end-of-life-standard-support-is-coming-to-an-end-heres-how-to-prepare) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) has reached the end of its standard five-year support window on 31 May 2025. It’s time to start thinking about your options for upgrading. What is an Ubuntu long-term support (LTS) release?  Ubuntu long-term support releases (LTS) are released every 2 years by Canonical. Canonical provides patching and maint --- Company #### [ROS 2 Foxy and ROS Melodic EOL – Keep your robots up and running](https://canonical.com/blog/ros-foxy-ros-melodic-eol) ROS Melodic EOL is around the corner. With more than 1,004 repositories in rosdistro, Melodic is among the top 3 ROS distributions (with Indigo and Kinetic). Together with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Melodic was widely used by many pioneering companies who deployed the first ROS devices to market. By the end of April, both distributions will --- Robotics #### [Ubuntu 18.04 EOL – keep your fleet of devices up and running](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-18-04-eol-for-devices) Ubuntu 18.04 ‘Bionic Beaver’ is reaching End of Standard Support this May. If you don’t take action, you will transition to 18.04 EOL (End Of Life). This distribution of Ubuntu was installed by millions of users and powers up thousands of devices. From kiosks and appliances to IoT devices and robots, 18.04 helped many companies --- Internet of Things #### [Create FIPS-enabled Ubuntu container images with 10-year security updates](https://canonical.com/blog/fips-ubuntu-container-security-updates) Canonical’s UA and Pro customers can now fully benefit from their subscriptions directly in containerised environments and pipelines. The new UA client release (27.7+) makes it easier to enable FIPS mode in Ubuntu containers. It also automatically signs up CI/CD builds for 10-year security updates to never worry about production container --- Apps #### [Enhance the security of your open-source applications and share feedback](https://canonical.com/blog/enhance-security-of-open-source-applications) Are you spending time on high-impact, high-value activities, or are you constantly derailed by maintenance, support, and deployment challenges? Does your organisation consume open-source software that needs security patching? Where do you get the security updates from, and how do you track what’s available? Are you responsible for vulnera --- Company #### [Bare metal cloud support for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/bare-metal-cloud-support-for-ubuntu-14-04-and-16-04-lts) Now that Canonical is prolonging the lifecycle of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ‘Trusty Tahr’ and 16.04 LTS ‘Xenial Xerus’ to a total of ten years, it’s a good time to reflect on how else Canonical supports these releases for bare metal cloud. Bare metal lifecycle management Whether you’re running a small or a large fleet of --- Cloud and server #### [Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 lifecycle extended to ten years](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-14-04-and-16-04-lifecycle-extended-to-ten-years) LONDON, UK – Canonical announces the lifecycle extension of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ‘Trusty Tahr’ and 16.04 LTS ‘Xenial Xerus’ to a total of ten years. This lifecycle extension enables organizations to balance their infrastructure upgrade costs, by giving them additional time to implement their upgrade plan. The prolonged Extended Security Maint --- Canonical announcements #### [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS transitions to Extended Security Maintenance (ESM)](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-16-04-lts-transitions-to-extended-security-maintenance-esm) This article was updated in September 2021 to reflect the new lifecycle of 16.04. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ‘Xenial Xerus’ transitions into the extended security maintenance (ESM) support phase at the end of April 2021 from its standard, five-year maintenance window for Ubuntu long term support (LTS) releases. Xenial Xerus is still supported until --- Cloud and server #### [Hardened ROS with 10 year security from Open Robotics and Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/hardened-ros-with-10-year-security-from-open-robotics-and-canonical) Canonical ROS ESM customers now can access a long-term supported ROS and Ubuntu environment by the Ubuntu and ROS experts. Learn more about ROS ESM. 6 April 2021: Canonical and Open Robotics announced today a partnership for Robot Operating System (ROS) Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) and enterprise support, as part of Ubuntu Advantag --- Canonical announcements #### [What lies on the second phase of Ubuntu LTS? Two years of Ubuntu 14.04 in ESM](https://canonical.com/blog/what-lies-after-lts-two-years-of-ubuntu-14-04-in-esm) Two years ago, we launched the Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) phase of Ubuntu 14.04, providing access to CVE patches through an Ubuntu Advantage for Infrastructure free or paid subscription. This phase extended the lifecycle of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, released in April 2014, to a total of ten years, ending in April 2024. During the ESM --- Security #### [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS upgrade vs extended security maintenance](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-16-04-lts-upgrade-vs-esm) Weighing the options with an Ubuntu 16.04 upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus is transitioning from its five-year standard security maintenance window in four months, leaving many asking the question: can I manage an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS upgrade by April 2021, or do I need more time to plan this migration? In the Less than --- Ceph #### [Less than 6 months to Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: 6 things to prepare](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-16-04-lts-esm-migration-path) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus will enter the extended security maintenance (ESM) period in April 2021. This article explains the ESM period and provides a guide for six key considerations when planning a migration path from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Contact us with your ESM questions What is ESM? Every Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release --- Apps #### [Interana uses ESM to maintain system security while upgrading its customers to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS across public clouds](https://canonical.com/blog/interana-uses-esm-to-maintain-system-security-while-upgrading-its-customers-to-ubuntu-18-04-lts-across-public-clouds) Interana, an analytics software provider, enables users to run advanced big data queries on raw customer data and delivers answers in seconds. Their customers include Microsoft, Comcast and Salesforce. Interana’s leading-edge platform is based on Ubuntu and deployed directly inside customers’ public cloud environments. This empowers users --- Cloud and server 1. *Previous page* 2. [1](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/esm?format=md&page=1) 3. [2](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/esm?format=md&page=2) 4. [*Next page*](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/esm?format=md&page=2)