Looong looong term support :-) VIA DistroWatch.com

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the fourth update to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, the current long-term support Ubuntu version that is supported with security updates until April 2011 on desktops and April 2013 on servers: «The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, the fourth maintenance update to Ubuntu’s 8.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. This is the final maintenance release of 8.04 LTS. In all, some 70 updates have been integrated.» Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Existing installations of Ubuntu 8.04 can be updated using the distribution’s standard update tools. For new installations, here are the quick links to the desktop live CD and server installation images (SHA256): ubuntu-8.04.4-desktop-i386.iso (700MB, torrent), ubuntu-8.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB, torrent), ubuntu-8.04.4-server-i386.iso (568MB, torrent), ubuntu-8.04.4-server-amd64.iso (567MB, torrent).