** baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-04-20 02:06]: > On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 01:31 +0100, Leon Barker wrote: > > I installed Feisty 4 days ago and have not received any updates > > therefore the final version must have been released about 5 days ago. > > > > The problems with installing is due to heavy demand on the servers. > > > > I'm sure your iso files are fine. > > > > Leon > > Agreed, it looks like while there was an, 'official' launch, Fiesty has > been complete for around a week or so. I upgraded about five or so days > ago and not had any 'main' updates since. > > So, if you're thinking of upgrading: do it. Fiesty is really nice. > > Baz ** end quote [baz]
Yes, I'd expect the actual iso files, etc. to be ready a day or so before release to give time to get everything in place. My main confusion was that I'd read on the Ubuntu forum somewhere that there was a last minute bug found and everyone was waiting for it to be fixed (I have in mind a kernel bug related to ATA cards or something, but it is late and I've had a long day). I've lost the tab, and can't really be bothered to search through the forum thread to find the reference now - firstly it is too late, secondly there was rather too much noise on the thread for me, more like a bunch of teenage girls waiting for the latest Take That single than geeks waiting for a code release!. Anyway, I have the iso, so little lost in giving it a go tomorrow. It'll be a clean install next to an existing Windows XP install (I have the alternate CD). With any luck I'll have a usable Ubuntu system this time, although the particular machine hasn't had too much luck with the live CD so far - painfully slow even with 512M RAM on a 1.2GHz (real speed) Athlon; I have an extra 256M in there now, but lack the right size DIMMs to go any higher :( One day I'll get the time to fix my laptop install. It killed my Win2k install (largely my fault when I created space, I think the partition labeling for Win2k has changed so I need to repair the install). The networking also doesn't work, largely down to lack of decent Linux WiFi driver support. The native driver for my first card doesn't appear to support WAP (which I am committed to using on several networks), it also seems that there is a known incompatiblity with this card and the router I'm using (although that should just be down to naff Windows drivers and the firmware since the fix is to upgrade both - which I have done, but to even more recent versions than those that have the fix; so the bug must have crept back in). The second card I have to use doesn't have any native Linux drivers. So far I haven't bothered to jump through the necesary hoops to get the thing working! Anyhoo, I'm now touch typing wiht my eyes closed, so I'd better stop before my fingers get out of sync and this all starts getting to be a mess!! Given a few more months I may yet become a Ubuntu convert - it isn't for lack of trying. I just keep finding that tailoring Debian to my tastes takes less time than tailoring Ubuntu. Ubuntu I install for other people ;) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ ==================================================================== Aptanet Ltd. | Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants., PO7 6NU -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
