<P> LTS versions of a software package typically address these concerns by releasing only security - related updates for the LTS version--such that installing them should always be less risky than not installing them . </P> <P> This table only lists those have a specific LTS version in addition to a normal release cycle . Many projects, such as CentOS, provide a long period of support for every release . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Software </Th> <Th> Software type </Th> <Th> Date of first LTS release </Th> <Th> LTS period </Th> <Th> STS period </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Django </Td> <Td> Application framework </Td> <Td> 23 March 2012 (2012 - 03 - 23) (v1. 4) </Td> <Td> 3 years </Td> <Td> 16 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Firefox </Td> <Td> Web browser </Td> <Td> 31 January 2012 (2012 - 01 - 31) (v10. 0) </Td> <Td> 1 year </Td> <Td> 6 weeks </Td> <Td> Mozilla's LTS term is "Extended Support Release" (ESR) (see Firefox #Extended Support Release). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joomla! </Td> <Td> CMS </Td> <Td> January 2008 (2008 - 01) (v1. 5) </Td> <Td> 2 years, 3 months </Td> <Td> 7 months </Td> <Td> Since Joomla! is a web application, long - term support also implies support for legacy web browsers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laravel </Td> <Td> Application framework </Td> <Td> 9 June 2015 (2015 - 06 - 09) (v5. 1) </Td> <Td> 3 years </Td> <Td> 1 year </Td> <Td> For LTS releases, bug fixes are provided for 2 years and security fixes are provided for 3 years . For general releases, bug fixes are provided for 6 months and security fixes are provided for 1 year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linux kernel </Td> <Td> Kernel </Td> <Td> 11 October 2008 (2008 - 10 - 11) (v2. 6.27) </Td> <Td> 2 years </Td> <Td> Varies </Td> <Td> Linux kernel v2. 6.16 and v2. 6.27, were unofficially supported in LTS fashion before a 2011 working group in the Linux Foundation started a formal Long Term Support Initiative . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linux Mint </Td> <Td> Linux distribution </Td> <Td> 8 June 2008 (2008 - 06 - 08) </Td> <Td> 5 years </Td> <Td> 6 months </Td> <Td> At version 13 the LTS period increased from three years to five, since Linux Mint derives from Ubuntu . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matomo </Td> <Td> Web analytics </Td> <Td> 3 February 2016 (2016 - 02 - 03) (v2. 16) </Td> <Td> ≥ 12 months </Td> <Td> ~ 4 weeks </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Node. js </Td> <Td> Runtime system </Td> <Td> 12 October 2015 (2015 - 10 - 12) (v4. 2.0) </Td> <Td> 18 months </Td> <Td> 12 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Symfony </Td> <Td> Application framework </Td> <Td> June 2013 (2013 - 06) </Td> <Td> 3 years </Td> <Td> 8 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tiki - wiki </Td> <Td> Wiki / CMS </Td> <Td> May 2009 (Tiki3) </Td> <Td> 5 years </Td> <Td> 6 months </Td> <Td> Every third version is a Long Term Support (LTS) version . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trisquel 7.0 </Td> <Td> Linux distribution </Td> <Td> 2014 - 11 - 04 </Td> <Td> 5 years </Td> <Td> 1 year </Td> <Td> Linux Kernel - libre 3.13, GNOME fallback 3.12 and Abrowser or GNU IceCat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> TYPO3 </Td> <Td> CMS </Td> <Td> January 2011 (2011 - 01) (v4. 5 LTS) </Td> <Td> 3 years (min .) </Td> <Td> Varies </Td> <Td> TYPO3 is a web application stewarded by the TYPO3 Association . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ubuntu </Td> <Td> Linux distribution </Td> <Td> 1 June 2006 (2006 - 06 - 01) (v6. 06 LTS) </Td> <Td> 5 years </Td> <Td> 9 months </Td> <Td> A new LTS version is released every two years . From 2006 through 2011, LTS support for the desktop was for approximately two years, and for servers five, but LTS versions are now supported for five years for both . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows 10 </Td> <Td> Operating system </Td> <Td> 2 August 2016 (2016 - 08 - 02) (v10. 0.14393) </Td> <Td> 10 years </Td> <Td> 18 months (previously 8 - 12 months) </Td> <Td> The Long - Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) (previously Long - Term Servicing Branch) releases of Windows 10 are supported for 10 years for mission critical machines . The LTSC release gets monthly security updates; the updates to the LTSC release bring little to no feature changes . Every 2 - 3 years, a new major LTSC release is published, but businesses may opt to stay on their current LTSC version until its end - of - life . The LTSC release is available only for businesses running the Windows 10 Enterprise edition . Regular consumers on the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) get new versions of the operating system approximately every six months (previously every four months) while business customers get upgraded to new versions of SAC approximately four months after Microsoft released the SAC release for regular consumers (previously a separate release is done approximately every eight months). </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Software </Th> <Th> Software type </Th> <Th> Date of first LTS release </Th> <Th> LTS period </Th> <Th> STS period </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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