Your Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is supported until April 2019. The programs included with the Ubuntu system are free software; the. Oct 03, 2016 Reboot the machine and check the ‘hwe-support-status –verbose’ again, and there should be a response that your system is once again supported for the full LTS life. Your Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is supported until April 2019.
I see the linux-hwe-generic package as part of the kernels you can install in Ubuntu.
What is hardware enablement (HWE)?
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Brand new hardware devices are released to the public always more frequently. And we want such hardware to be always working on Ubuntu, even if it has been released after an Ubuntu release. Six months (the time it takes for a new Ubuntu release to be made) is a very long period in the IT field. Hardware Enablement (HWE) is about that: catching up with the newest hardware technologies.
Now, how does Ubuntu want to reach the goal of Hardware Enablement? Using rolling releases for the kernel: as soon as a new kernel is released, it is packaged for Ubuntu, tested (via the proposed pocket and special Q/A methodologies), and made available to Ubuntu users. This method has of course some disadvantages: releasing a new kernel too quickly may introduce some bugs and issues, and may not be suitable for the enterprise.
The solution? Offering different kernels for different users. Therefore Ubuntu will offer at least two kernels: the General Availability (GA) kernel, i.e. the most stable kernel, which does not get updated to point releases; and the Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel, i.e. the most recent kernel released. This is why you are seeing both the
linux-generic
and the linux-hwe-generic
packages.Finally, if you are interested in developing or testing the newest kernel technologies, look at the Ubuntu Hardware Debugging web site.
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Canonical has finally released the second point release of its Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LTS operating system. Ubuntu 18.04.2 follows Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, which arrived last year in July.
As expected, this version has been made available for Desktop, Server, and Cloud platforms, along with different official flavors like Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, and Xubuntu.
For those who don’t know, these point releases make sure that the users downloading a fresh ISO from Ubuntu’s website get all the updates and fixes in one bundle.
Talking specifically about the changes, it comes with the new hardware enablement stack (HWE) and newer Linux 4.18 kernel. It goes without saying that these additions make sure that Ubuntu is now supported on more number of devices and it delivers a better graphics performance.
The Raspberry Pi enthusiasts might also want to celebrate as this update adds Pi 3 as a supported device; Pi 2 was an already supported image target.
As it’s an LTS release, the users will continue to get updates until 2023 for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Base. The other official flavors remain supported for three years.
You can go ahead and read the release announcement by visiting this link. This page also contains download links as well as the complete release note.
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