On 03/08/2015 17:10, Patrik Bubák wrote: > Thanks a lot, that made things pretty clear. > > On Mon, 2015-08-03 at 09:34 -0500, Erick Brunzell wrote: >> Oopsy - below I said the 14.04.2, 14.04.3, and 14.04.4 HWE stacks >> would reach HWE EOL in August 2017. That should have said August >> 2016!!!!!! Sorry for the goof up. >> >> Lance >> >> On 08/03/2015 09:29 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: >> >>> On 08/03/2015 07:34 AM, Patrik Bubák wrote: >>> >>>> Hi lads, >>>> >>>> I'm not exactly sure how should I proceed if I'm on 14.04.2 and want >>>> to upgrade to .3. Will the update be available via the update >>>> manager, or is it recommended to rather do a quick re-install of /? >>> >>> No need to reinstall, that would rather defeat the purpose of an LTS >>> wouldn't it? Trusty automatically moves from 14.04 to 14.04.1 to >>> 14.04.2 to 14.04.3, etc, etc ......... >>> >>> Trusty will however remain on the kernel series and matching X-stack >>> version that were provided with the specific installation media until >>> the HWE stacks provided with 14.04.2, 14.04.3, and 14.04.4 reach EOL >>> some time in August 2017 at which point the update-manager will begin >>> to warn that the user is approaching HWE EOL and it will offer the >>> upgrade to the 14.04.5 HWE stack. >>> >>> If a user installed using either the 14.04 or 14.04.1 media they'll >>> remain on the OE HWE (3.13 series kernel) and not have to deal with >>> HWE EOL at all. One reason we didn't go out of our way recommending >>> that most users install using 14.04.1 media is that until 14.04.2 >>> ubiquity had a very nasty bug that frequently resulted in data loss >>> during reinstallations. >>> >>> Lance >>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent using Evolution <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/> from >>>> Ubuntu <http://ubuntu.com/desktop> >>>> >>>> Nothing ruins creativity like too many voices weighing in. We call >>>> it the /Ice Cream Principle/. Tell 10 people to go get ice cream >>>> with one condition: they all have to agree on one flavour. That >>>> flavour is going to be chocolate or vanilla every time. Groups of >>>> people don't agree on what's cool or interesting, they agree on >>>> what's easy to agree on. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > -- > Sent using Evolution <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/> from > Ubuntu <http://ubuntu.com/desktop> > > Nothing ruins creativity like too many voices weighing in. We call it > the /Ice Cream Principle/. Tell 10 people to go get ice cream with one > condition: they all have to agree on one flavour. That flavour is going > to be chocolate or vanilla every time. Groups of people don't agree on > what's cool or interesting, they agree on what's easy to agree on. > > >
This makes excellent FAQ material. Where should this go? https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+faqs or https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/FAQ or both? -- All the best, Bruce -- Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome
