Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ("Dapper Drake") end of life

After five years of updates, Ubuntu's first "long-term support" (LTS) release, Dapper Drake (6.06), has reached its end of life. "Ubuntu announced its 6.06 Server release 5 years ago, on June 1, 2006. For the LTS Server releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The maintenance period has now ended for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server. [...] Ubuntu 6.06 LTS was a major milestone for the Ubuntu project, being the first long-term release. Its retirement evokes memories of Ubuntu as a younger project, and reminds us of all that we've accomplished together in the five years since we released the "Dapper Drake"."

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