# 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' — Software end-of-support dates

For 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal', product is Ubuntu; released is 18 Oct 2012; end of active support is 16 May 2014; end of security support is 16 May 2014, verified against its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Product:** Ubuntu
- **Release:** 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal'
- **Released:** 18 Oct 2012
- **End of active support:** 16 May 2014
- **End of security support:** 16 May 2014

## What the source says

> ntu.com/RaringRingtail/ReleaseNotes/> 13.04 (25 Apr 2013) | 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' | 13 years ago (18 Oct 2012) | Ended 12 years ago (16 May 2014) | Ended 12 years ago (16 May 2014) | Unavailable | <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/> 12.10 (18 Oct 2012) | 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' ( LTS ) | 14 years ago (26 Apr 2012) | Ended 9 years ago (2

## Source

- https://endoflife.date/ubuntu

Last verified: 2026-08-03. Review by: 2026-11-01.
Part of [Software end-of-support dates](https://referencesource.org/software-end-of-support/).