[Pdns-users] PDNS repos request

[Alex Pavlov]

So realistically the "Expanded Security Maintenance" is free for up to 5 machines (on one ubuntu account) ! 

For more you need to pay…. or open another account.

I have seen even Ubuntu 12.x is still installed and working on some servers, some companies.

A lot of reasons why it happens, starting from “this old machine never touched for 10 years” to “the old administrator did it, and it still works”.

Please also keep in mind that one of the method of updating is rising versions on current server than migrate to newer kernel/server. You cut that way with deleting all files (not only the repo), just because your personal opinion tells you what is “realistic”… it is sad. 

Also is bad that you don’t have the “archives” for old files ☹ 

So you can delete from PDNS REPO server for disable automatic installation via “apt” for example, but you should leave the .deb packages for manual installation via dpkg ! 

 

Please, need help with files. Not the discussion of personal opinions.

BTW, just a  week ago the files and Repo for Ubuntu 16.x and 18.x were on your server ! 

If I know you delete all on weekend up to Ubuntu 20.x , I should download all files immediately 😊

 

Hope for understanding,

If somebody have the files, please share.

Alex.

 

From: Pdns-users <pdns-users-bounces at mailman.powerdns.com> On Behalf Of Laura Smith via Pdns-users
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2023 5:44 PM
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Cc: Laura Smith <n5d9xq3ti233xiyif2vp at protonmail.ch>
Subject: Re: [Pdns-users] PDNS repos request

 

Well, it does clearly say .... "Once a distribution version reaches end of its support (5 years for Ubuntu LTS releases, ~3 years for Debian releases, etc.) we will stop providing packages for it"

 

Ubuntu 18.04 is not current anymore.   LTS updates stopped earlier this year.  The only people getting updates are those on "Expanded Security Maintenance" (i.e. paying Ubuntu on a contract, so realistically not many people).

 

I can totally understand 

 

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On Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 at 18:38, Alex Pavlov via Pdns-users <pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com <mailto:pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com> > wrote:




Hello To all PDNS admins,

 

Recently the  older PDNS repos were deleted from official PDNS Repo website. 

The distros for Ubuntu 16.x (Xenial) and 18.x (Bionic) were wiped out without any link to “archives” or “old releases”.

I can understand that releses like Ubuntu 16.x and older might be really outdated…. But for 18.x Ubuntu it is still so many people using it in production !

The options for compiling the required build or upgrade to newer Ubuntu kernel not always working in real world, where we have other packages/software running 

on same server or required libraries sometimes in conflict with other versions. – this is explanation to those who have “smart advices” install everyrthing on newer/supported server version.

 

Asking for help all PDNS society to share the deleted Ubuntu 18.x Bionic packages with me 😊 (need all versions of pdns, pdns-backend, pdns-recursor, dnsdist, pdns-tools)

If somebody have it in files saved, share it please in any reasonable way like: FTP, MEGA downloads, or any other file sharing service.

 

Thank you,

Alex.

Contact to: admin at livas.lv <mailto:admin at livas.lv> 

 

 

 

 

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