I opened the Software & Updates app and under Livepatch, I saw this new message:
(The "new message" is in the big blue box)
I want to know what this is. I clicked on the link, logged into my "Ubuntu account" and I see a screen that says things about free personal tokens and "stuff." Screenshot:
(I replaced the token with "xxxxxx" because although I have no idea what this whole thing is, it's called a "token" so...yeah)
What is this whole "Preview: Ubuntu Pro for Desktop" thing and what can I do with this "token"?
In case it automatically install security updates, how is it different from the existing "unattended upgrades" feature?
I can't find anything on the internet because it seems new.
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Ubuntu Pro () is a Canonical product for commercial and enterprise cloud customers. It includes Ubuntu Advantage support () among other paid features. Since we are not Canonical sales staff, I won't detail the differences -- the links have all you need.
There is no free tier of Ubuntu Pro. However, there is no magician behind the curtain: The repositories and packages are the same as regular Ubuntu. Opinion: It seems a convenience product for folks with a budget and lacking time.
It is a paid product, so we do not provide support for it here.
