Ubuntu mate 16.04 (xenial xerus) will be a lts version with 3 years of support

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been in development for the past six months, since October 2015, during which time early adopters and public testers had the ability to test two Alpha builds and one Beta for the standard version, and a second Beta version for all Ubuntu distributions that participated in the Xenial Xerus loop.

Undoubtedly, Ubuntu MATE is one of the most acclaimed versions of the Ubuntu operating system, and the next version 16.04 will be an LTS-type version, that is, it will receive support for 3 years from developers, as announced by the project leader Martin Wimpress on your Twitter account.

"The Ubuntu MATE application received approval to be an LTS version with support for 3 years, " Wimpress announced on the microblogging network.

Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS will have 3 years of support

Canonical typically releases the LTS (Long Term Support) version of Ubuntu every two years, and offers users security patches and software updates for five years for Server and Desktop editions, but that doesn't apply to all. official distributions of the operating system.

Ubuntu MATE is one of the luckiest Ubuntu distributions, as it will receive updates and security patches for 3 years, specifically until 2019.

Do not miss our news section this week because we will have more news about Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS, especially in relation to its new features.