Re: I have found a container system that works for my Python 2 app
Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 09, 2024 at 08:02:43AM -0500, songbird wrote:
> > Chris Green wrote:
> > > Thanks to various people here helping me to understand a bit more about
> > > containers and some searching and experimentation I now have a
> > > container to run my little Python 2 scanner app within Debian 12.
> > >
> > > It's distrobox which is a sort of wrapper for podman and gives one an
> > > easy to use interface for installing various linux distros in
> > > containers.
> > >
> > > I have used it to create a instance of ubuntu 18.04 on my Debian 12
> > > desktop system. My scanner driver (which comes as a .deb) installed
> > > OK and with the addition of some packages from ubuntu 18.04 it runs
> > > without any problem.
> > >
> > > The nice thing about the distrobox container is that you can run a
> > > program in it that is in your normal $HOME environment of the parent
> > > system. It's only all the libraries and support files that are
> > > 'virtualised'.
> > >
> > > Also, Ubuntu 18.04 is supported until 2029 so I have a few years when
> > > it should continue to 'just work'. :-)
> >
> > ah, ok! :)
> >
>
> ???
>
> What I know about Ubuntu:
> - Debian based
> - Each April and October a release
> - The April release of even years, as 2024, 2022 2020 and 2018
> have Long Time Support
> - LTS is five years
>
>
> Anyone to back up the above "Ubuntu 18.04 is support until 2029"?
>
It's if you go for Ubuntu Pro or whatever it's called. It's a no cost
option for single/small users and gives 10 Years support for Ubuntu
releases. Presumably the 2029 (which I read while doing an apt of
some sort) is 2018 + ten years + a few months.
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Chris Green
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