Comments on: Should you upgrade your Linux distribution? http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/01/should-you-upgrade-your-linux-distribution/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:49:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon Wright http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/01/should-you-upgrade-your-linux-distribution/#comment-853273 Jon Wright Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:14:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14042#comment-853273 Living on the edge huh? I would put accepting Linux advice from this author in that category - something of a dilettante on the Linux scene methinks. eg: "... the experience with updating from one release to another is not always the same…especially when looking at a major release update (going from 8.10 to 9.04 for example)." The release number is simply derived from the year and date of release. For example the latest version of Ubuntu, Jaunty, was released in April 2009 - hence 9.04. The previous release, 8.10, came in - you guessed it Oct 2008. There is absolutely no significance in terms of 'updatiness' between 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10. This egregious ignorance is reinforced two paragraphs later: "... you will want to wait for either a new LTS release or a the secondary release of the major release (i.e. 9.10 instead of 9.04)." Also what is it with the recurring 'free', 'supported' as in: "With a non-LTS release you only get 18 months of free, supported updates." You get updates. Of course they're free. What the author has in mind regarding 'support' is anyone's guess. Keep it simple. Living on the edge huh? I would put accepting Linux advice from this author in that category – something of a dilettante on the Linux scene methinks.

eg: “… the experience with updating from one release to another is not always the same…especially when looking at a major release update (going from 8.10 to 9.04 for example).”

The release number is simply derived from the year and date of release. For example the latest version of Ubuntu, Jaunty, was released in April 2009 – hence 9.04. The previous release, 8.10, came in – you guessed it Oct 2008. There is absolutely no significance in terms of ‘updatiness’ between 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10.

This egregious ignorance is reinforced two paragraphs later:

“… you will want to wait for either a new LTS release or a the secondary release of the major release (i.e. 9.10 instead of 9.04).”

Also what is it with the recurring ‘free’, ’supported’ as in: “With a non-LTS release you only get 18 months of free, supported updates.”

You get updates. Of course they’re free. What the author has in mind regarding ’support’ is anyone’s guess. Keep it simple.

]]> By: Custom Distros http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/01/should-you-upgrade-your-linux-distribution/#comment-842799 Custom Distros Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:19:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14042#comment-842799 I'm in the camp that always wants the latest and greatest, which is probably why I use a rolling release distro. I don't know why, but not having the latest software, kernel, etc.. just makes me want to have them even more. I’m in the camp that always wants the latest and greatest, which is probably why I use a rolling release distro. I don’t know why, but not having the latest software, kernel, etc.. just makes me want to have them even more.

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