Why upgrade your Snare Server to v7?

SUMMARY

Aug 18, 2015

Besides fabulous features and enhancements to version 7 (see Release Notes), Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) End of Life was reached on April 30, 2015.  Customers on version 6 of the Snare Server should look to upgrade to version 7, to continue getting the operating system's security updates.  Snare Server version 7 runs with a base of 14.04 and has a 5 year life span.

From Ubuntu

This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent last month to confirm that as of today (April 30, 2015), Ubuntu 10.04 is no longer supported.  No more package updates will be accepted to 10.04, and it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks.

 The original End of Life warning follows, with upgrade instructions:

Ubuntu announced its 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) release almost 5 years ago, on April 29, 2010.  As with the earlier LTS releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 10.04 will reach end of life on Thursday, April 30th.  At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 10.04.

 Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.

 On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,

Adam Conrad