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title: Blog posts tagged "FAQ"
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# Blog posts tagged "FAQ"

#### [FAQs: Ensuring the ongoing security compliance of Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/faqs-ensuring-the-ongoing-security-compliance-of-ubuntu)

Canonical recently announced that the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) period will end on Friday, April 28, 2017. Following the end-of-life of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Canonical is offering Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance), which provides important security fixes for the kernel and the most essential user space packages in Ub

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Canonical announcements

#### [Get the FAQs about Ubuntu on smartphones](https://canonical.com/blog/get-the-faqs-about-ubuntu-on-smartphones)

What are the big questions Canonical gets asked about its Ubuntu for Phones proposition? Here, we gather the top questions (in no particular order) and give the answers.

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Phone and tablet