On 04/12/07 13:54 -0500, Phil M Perry wrote: > I currently have Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support, I believe). What is > practical difference between "LTS" and non-LTS versions? Is there enough > of an improvement in 7.10 to warrant upgrading? I'm not experiencing any > problems with 6.06 right now.
Ubuntu LTS versions are the same as any other ubuntu version, except LTSs have patches and general support for 3 years from their release (for desktops; servers are 5 years). Otherwise, patches and support stops a year or so after release. Should you upgrade? Well if you're more interested in a stable system than trying out new widgets (and many people are -- rightly so), then no. You're fine until 2009 or so. After that point, you'll have no [easy] way to patch for security holes being discovered. What changes are there? Well the release notes are a good place to start looking (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/710), but keep in mind they usually only refer to changes from the last version, so you will want to read all the previous release notes back to 6.10. Disclaimer: IANAUU. Any flagrant omissions are in fact transmission errors. :) -porkchop _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Dec 5 - Open Source Show and Tell Jan 2 - TBD Feb 6 - DBUS Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux
