What Does Lts Mean in Ubuntu?
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LTS stands for long term support. Here, support means that throughout the lifetime of a release there is a commitment to update, patch and maintain the software.

Is Ubuntu LTS better?

LTS: Not Just for Businesses Anymore

Even if you want to play the latest Linux games, the LTS version is good enough — in fact, it is preferred. Ubuntu rolled out updates to the LTS version so that Steam would work better on it. The LTS version is far from stagnant — your software will work just fine on it.

What is difference between Ubuntu LTS Ubuntu?

1 Answer. There is no difference between the two. Ubuntu 16.04 is the version number, and it is a (L)ong (T)erm (S)upport release, LTS for short. A LTS release is supported for 5 years after release, while regular releases are supported for only 9 months.

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