How to downgrade Ubuntu 18.04
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Do you need downgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to 16.04? I think that is not possible. You can install Ubuntu 16.04 in another partition and then add it to Grub as an extra boot option.
Hope that helps you, Sergio Turpín.
As already mentioned you can’t downgrade, or at least it’s not a straightforward ordeal. Having said that, I’ll strongly recommend against that action. Downgrading to 16.04 will expose your Droplet as it’s a system that’s be EOL for quite some time.
Hello there,
I’ll also recommend downgrading your droplet since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS reached the end of its five-year LTS window on April 30th 2021 and is no longer supported by its vendor meaning it will not receive security patches or functionality updates.
Usually, you can spin up a droplet from a custom image, but since this OS has reached EOL it will not be a good idea to do so.
Regards
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