I agree with you, Shawn. I just didn't want to push ahead with a manual uninstall and install if more-experienced Ubuntu users thought I'd be seeing Django 1.2.1 show up in the repository quickly.
I'll give it a go. Thanks, On May 30, 10:41 pm, Shawn Milochik <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 30, 2010, at 10:07 PM, AD wrote: > > > Thanks for replying. > > > I do understand that i can install it manually. I'm just wondering > > whether it's worth doing now or waiting for a package update. From > > what I gather, Ubuntu installs Django in different locations than the > > straight Django install does, so I would have to make changes to > > configs, etc. > > > Thanks again. > > In my opinion, it's definitely not worth waiting for something as large as > the Ubuntu repo to upgrade its version of Django. > > 1. Having the latest version of Django is not going to break anything in > Ubuntu, like upgrading from the pre-installed version of a programming > language or compiler, or maybe a Gnome library. > > 2. You definitely want to have the latest stable version, just for protection > from any bugs patched in the latest release. > > 3. Django 1.2.1 is out and official. If you're just learning Django, or just > starting a new project, it'll be a lot easier in the long run if you start > with a newer release. > > 4. Installing a Python module (which is all Django is) should not have > anything to do with Ubuntu's repository. Would you refuse to install the > MySQL or PostgreSQL Python module if it didn't come with Ubuntu? > > Shawn Milo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
