The British Linux distributor Canonical has further expanded its Ubuntu Pro subscription model and now also offers private users extended protection for up to five systems free of charge. Under the motto “Same great OS. More security updates.”, Ubuntu Pro is specifically designed for CVEs and compliance management.
Ubuntu Pro free for end users
Since last year, Canonical has been offering the Ubuntu Pro security extension as part of Ubuntu Advantage for companies, which gives them ten years of extended support for the free operating system and an expanded feature set. For the first time, Ubuntu Pro, currently in beta, is available to end users.
To be able to use Ubuntu Pro, the following requirements must first be met:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS or 22.04 LTS
- An email address or an Ubuntu One account
- An Ubuntu Pro client from version 27.11.2
- Administrator rights (sudo) on the system
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If the requirements are met, up to five systems can be registered for Ubuntu Pro quickly and easily, as a corresponding tutorial demonstrates.
Following the process, Ubuntu Pro is active and provides the appropriate security extensions for the free operating system.
Ubuntu Pro can only be completed for the LTS versions of the distribution, the regular offshoots are not eligible.
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With the subscription model, which is now also free for end users, the security coverage and the supply of updates for critical, high and medium vulnerabilities and vulnerabilities (CVE) is extended after registration.< /p>
Ubuntu Pro includes thousands of applications, tools and runtime environments such as Docker, Drupal, PowerDNS, Python 2 and WordPress. The Ubuntu Security Guide (USG) is also available for compliance management.
FIPS encryption included
Upon subscription to Ubuntu Pro, encryption is also available with Federal Information Processing Standard Publication (FIPS) 140-2, a US government computer security standard used to authorize cryptographic modules available.
Users who have a free membership in the Ubuntu community also get extended support for up to 50 systems and access to Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) and kernel live patching.