OK. I understand. However, my advice is to use what works. But come back to Ubuntu in future if you decide to leave! And remember, you can install 32-bit ubuntu on 64-bit hardware.
On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 21:51 +0000, tim matthews wrote: > we had to use edgy since dapper is still very weak in mult-media codecs > on 64 bit. > > for w32codes, we had to use some packages from Christian Marillat which > work very well. thus, using debian "unstable" which proved very stable. > > however, even on debian sid the mysql works. on the edgy 64 bit it > simply stopped working. And google it, you'll see others with the same > problem. > > to get mysql back, I had to alien a redhat 64-bit rpm. that's working > fine, which I can't understand. however, the ubuntu php-5 mysql won't > work with it. > > really, this is getting totally silly. I plan to get rid of ubuntu/edgy > and put on debian stable which will work well. > > thus, what does a new ubuntu release mean? it doesn't work? should we > regard new non-LTS releases less stable than debian sid? > > t. > > Toby Smithe wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 16:38 +0000, tim matthews wrote: > >> yes, how about a mysql-server-5.0 which works on edgy? > >> > >> mine crashed on me and I had to get rid of it. > >> > >> thus ... I think ubuntu is rushing things far too much here. looking > at edgy, it seems a real disaster in the terms of stability. > > > > Hell! It had a 4 month release, and was called bloody "Edgy"! What else > > do you need as a prompt? That's the whole point in LTS!!!! > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
