Staying with Ubuntu 10.04 for awhile... good idea, or bad idea?

I just wanted to know what others think. Since 10.04 is an LTS release, they will continue to push out security updates for 3 years, correct (just making double sure )? Is there then no need to upgrade to a later version? I ask because I finally downloaded 10.04.1 last night and installed. I tried 10.10, but it's more buggy and seems to have some issues.
What are your recommendations?

 

Yep, 10.04 is a LTS version, supported for 3 years until 2013. That said, what bugs have you been seeing in 10.10? Usually, it seems like the small issues I do find are fixed really quickly (although I'm by no means a Linux power user).

 

It's your choice, ultimately. Heck, you could even go to Ubuntu 7.10 if you really wanted. But if you like the stability of 10.04, then just stay with it. You'll get full support for 3 years.

 

Discs wont unmount when I eject them from the drive. The sound icon on every boot shows that it's unmuted, when in fact it's muted. Just annoying nitpicky stuff, but to be honest I don't feel like hacking and tweaking to fix bugs, so just went back to 10.04 (which I have no issues with at all).

Thanks for answering my questions.

 

I still run a Ubuntu 8.04 installation. So there's no problem with running LTS releases for several years.
In fact you can run it 5 years, not just 3, because for servers the support is 5 years which means that the repository will be online and up to date for that long. You just won't get any further support from Canonical for desktop systems. But something tells me that you don't pay for support anyway, so you don't have to care for the desktop/server split.

 

I was just more concerned with security and making sure my system is patched.

 

You'll get security updates for 5 years unless it's a software whose support is discontinued upstream (like it regularly happens with different Firefox versions).

 

I thought Canonical's updates were based on server vs desktop version.

So, if the package is found in the desktop repository and not the server repository then after 3 years you are looking for a PPA or another repo.

I know this is not likely to happen with the LTSP integration in the server versions, but it is a consideration.

 

Umm... what is a desktop or a server repo?
I only know this one:
Ubuntu -- Ubuntu Packages Search

It contains all supported releases, the oldest being 6.06 because it's still in the 5 years server support span. A strict separation wouldn't make sense, because there is no sharp border between servers and desktops.

 

If your system runs fine with it, then I'd certainly say stick with it.

 

The repo xml or packages list is what I meant to type and clarify.
There is a definite separation in that respect. in essence any package not maintained for the server version repository xml package list(which is referenced in your post) will not be updated past the standard time frames stated on the website for the desktop cutoff.

Now, will most packages be supported, one would think. But I wouldn't bet on it.


Also, installing a desktop package of 6.06 is not supported anymore, most users will use the desktop cd and not install the server version.

So in short, Don't rely on the server versions to carry you through.

 

Ok, thanks! I didn't know that.

What does that mean? I have no dapper installation running and I have no possibility right now to set one up, but I just checked the metacity package, which I think should be a desktop package, and I could still download it.
So what is the specific meaning of "not supported" in this context?

Ok, I'll keep that in mind.

 

What you would have to check is the version and patches to that version.

When we were deploying 8.04 servers and we were told explicitly that Desktop packages are updated for 3 years and server packages 5 years. BUT, if the package was available in the server installation, your example for instance, it *should* be supported, meaning patches, until the 5 year mark. In the opinion of the list it would be most if not all desktop packages due to the integration of the LTSP environment, thin client booting. So you could search the ltsp mailing list archives from around Feb to July of 2009(when I left) so I know it's in there somewhere. I think it was Ogra who said that.

IMO:
Your best bet is to ask a Ubuntu employee on a mainling list. Don't rely on the Forums or IRC. If I was still at my old job I could dig up the thread but alas that email address is long gone

Also I went to RHEL shop now so no more brown! Oh I mean purple.. ick