I'd like to know the exact steps that need to be taken to get Ubuntu 16.04 LTS support past April 2021 through to the year 2024.
I've read about Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) and this sounds like a viable option.
Can anyone spell out the exact steps that need to be taken and what costs if any are incurred?
Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 16.04
First priority when retaining Ubuntu 16.04 is security. This means signing up for Ubuntu Advantage (UA) client and installing ESM.
The Ubuntu discourse page for information on installing Ubuntu ESM is https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-advantage-client/21788. the page directed me to https://ubuntu.com/advantage where I completed the registration process and ended up with a free token.
Back on https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-advantage-client/21788 I continued with Installing the UA client by running a couple of commands as instructed. Next I proceeded to Attach the UA client. I ran the line I got when registering
sudo ua attach [TOKEN_ID]
, (Please use your own free token).Running
sudo ua status
I confirmed that ESM was enabled.I completed the upgrade by running
sudo apt update
and thensudo apt upgrade
. The installer ran for quite a while.I ran Software Updater and It installed quite a few security updates. All Settings/Overview tells me System Up-To-Date.