It has been clear for a while now that Ubuntu actually has a 2-year
release cycle.  I have used ubuntu since 8.10, always using the most
recent release but since 10.04 I have considered that LTS stands for
long term STABLE because of exactly this kind of problem with 17.10.  So
I now consider the non-LTS releases to be a "dev/tester" release.
Ubuntu doesn't officially say that, but I notice that if you go to the
download page, 16.04.3 is the first option available.  I think that
Canonical should just be honest about it.  I would still use the
"dev/test" releases and they could take more risks.  When I recommend an
ubuntu distro to a new user, I will usually recommend the LTS because I
don't want them to have to mess around and be put off.  This is the
reason why we still have bug #1 an issue for laptops and desktops

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  Ubuntu 17.10 boots to black screen when using Nvidia drivers (on a
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