This thread has been created to give room to a number of posts where users complain that Mint 16 reached the end of it supported life time after a few months only.
The current shellshock discussion has made them realize what end of support means in practice: no bug-fixed bash versions .e.g.
It's funny; I thought I just installed it on a fresh PC install a number of months ago. That's one short lifetime!xenopeek wrote:Except for Linux Mint 13 and 17, all Linux Mint versions are obsolete and have reached end of support (no fixes are coming for anything; and haven't been coming for a long while now...). You should plan to install Linux Mint 17. Read the global announcement for more information: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=173378pe1800 wrote:I run Mint 16 KDE, for personal use, not a server, is a bug fix for that version coming up?
That fresh PC happens to be my MAIN work PC. I can't wipe my machine every 6 months!
You're right that it's technically obsolete, etc. but don't act like I'm using a 13-year old OS like Windows XP or something. They're both obsolete, but one of them could have been festering on your HD for 8 years, while the other might have been installed fresh just 6 months ago!
I think there's something wrong with an OS that goes from LATEST RELEASE to TOTALLY DEAD, UNSUPPORTED in only 6 months.