When do I get the newest version of an application from the Ubuntu update servers?
16. Probably never: the whole idea of Ubuntu is that you are never forced to upgrade any application, package, library, or kernel to a new version if you don’t want to. New versions may fix old bugs, but they introduce new bugs, so it’s better in many situations to keep the old version and patch the bug. The major Linux distributions Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, SUSE, etcetera all follow this approach and are being used by many security-conscious institutions and corporations. A fine explanation of this process can be found here. Only security and stability bugs are being fixed. Your entire Ubuntu version will be fully supported by Canonical for 18 months (regular version) or even 36 months (LTS version). If a vulnerability is discovered, Canonical releases an update with the security patch. This usually happens fairly quickly. When you always want the newest versions of applications, the best approach is to install Ubuntu anew every six months, with the release of a new Ub
