John Gibbons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have been installing the regular upgrades of most of the popular > distros and have come to the conclusion it is a waste of time chasing > them and the associated headaches of getting them do what you > want.. So now I have settled for being a version behind but running > all the stuff I like including the libdvdcss dependent. If there is a > sudden leap forward by a distro that I feel I can't live without I may > again be sucked into the continuing upgrade game. But, in the meantime > everything works nicely.
The disadvantage of staying on old software is you might running a version with well know vulnerabilities. I used to really enjoy tweaking my desktop, and dot files like .bashrc, and etc. But had a change of heart for a number of reasons. I'd jump on to another system and be lost without all my tweaks, and when i needed to upgrade, reinstall or build a new box, it would take me ages to re-tweak, if I could be bothered, and I'd never get it just right. So I would avoid upgrading, and the longer i left it, the bigger hassle it became. I found a distro with sensible defaults, and run it with very little modifications. It took little time to get used to it. I add some codecs which is well documented, so I don't have to remember how I did it last time, and that's about it. Unless I need to configure something for it to work, it stays at the defaults. I can upgrade (i get a little notification icon in my panel that tells me updates are available, click it and it updates my system), reinstall, build a new box, jump on (eg) my mums pc, and be at right home, it feels normal. Plus my system is in the most tested and used configuration. It makes it easier to give and get help, and there should be fewer bugs. If you like a stable platform, ubuntu 6.06 LTS is going to be supported for 3 years on the desktop. Take the pain of an upgrade now, and you'll be sweet for a long time. Or, you could try gentoo. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
