4 ms·

I used to generally update version after version, but recently, I have not seen a good enough reason to switch from 16.04 to 16.10 (I intend to stick to 16.04 t

I used to generally update version after version, but recently, I have not seen a good enough reason to switch from 16.04 to 16.10 (I intend to stick to 16.04 till the next LTS version is released).

fingar 10y ago
Sticking to the 16.04 LTS is the expected choice for the vast majority of users.
ams6110 10y ago
I would never use a .10 release personally. I only run the LTS versions.
dleslie 10y ago
I will be downgrading to 14.04 due to bad hardware issues with the newer releases; there are big reports with many angry users, but ubuntu doesn't appear to find AMD mobile graphics and Broadcom to be a priority.
- foenix 10y ago
  I'm very close to doing the same. I haven't been able to get lightworks to work on ubuntu with my AMD card since the update to 16.04.
piotrkubisa 10y ago
If we speaking in terms of upgrading Ubuntu to 16.10, it makes sense whether you desire to have latest version of DE-specific applications e.g. Nautilus (updated to 3.20), xfce-terminal (was ported to GTK3 [1]) or obviously a whole DE like GNOME [2] or XFCE [3]. Personally, I am going to stick with 16.04 too. [1]: https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-16-10-release/ https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-16-10-release/ [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME [3]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/FinalRelease/Xubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/FinalRelease/Xubuntu
newman314 10y ago
What I want is something between LTS and the regular releases, let's call it LTS+. This would be a model where specifically designated software is always kept up to the latest versions (primarily for : ssh, openssl, browsers.
- qznc 10y ago
  That is simply LTS afaik. Ubuntu updates Firefox. Chrome has its own PPA anyways. Why ssh and openssl? Security patches are backported. For other specific applications, I use PPAs.
  - tinus_hn 10y ago
    What he want is a solution that updates the packages he happens to want while backporting fixes to everything else (until he wants an update to the latest version). Of course, that's what everybody wants! Unfortunaly it's impossible to deliver unless you pay people to do the work or do it yourself.
    - qznc 10y ago
      Yes. I think LTS+PPAs provides exactly that.

I used to generally update version after version, but recently, I have not seen a good enough reason to switch from 16.04 to 16.10 (I intend to stick to 16.04 till the next LTS version is released).

fingar 10y ago

Sticking to the 16.04 LTS is the expected choice for the vast majority of users.

ams6110 10y ago

I would never use a .10 release personally. I only run the LTS versions.

dleslie 10y ago

I will be downgrading to 14.04 due to bad hardware issues with the newer releases; there are big reports with many angry users, but ubuntu doesn't appear to find AMD mobile graphics and Broadcom to be a priority.

foenix 10y ago
I'm very close to doing the same. I haven't been able to get lightworks to work on ubuntu with my AMD card since the update to 16.04.

piotrkubisa 10y ago

If we speaking in terms of upgrading Ubuntu to 16.10, it makes sense whether you desire to have latest version of DE-specific applications e.g. Nautilus (updated to 3.20), xfce-terminal (was ported to GTK3 [1]) or obviously a whole DE like GNOME [2] or XFCE [3]. Personally, I am going to stick with 16.04 too. [1]: https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-16-10-release/ https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-16-10-release/ [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME [3]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/FinalRelease/Xubuntu https://wiki.ubuntu.com/YakketyYak/FinalRelease/Xubuntu

newman314 10y ago

What I want is something between LTS and the regular releases, let's call it LTS+. This would be a model where specifically designated software is always kept up to the latest versions (primarily for : ssh, openssl, browsers.

qznc 10y ago
That is simply LTS afaik. Ubuntu updates Firefox. Chrome has its own PPA anyways. Why ssh and openssl? Security patches are backported. For other specific applications, I use PPAs.
- tinus_hn 10y ago
  What he want is a solution that updates the packages he happens to want while backporting fixes to everything else (until he wants an update to the latest version). Of course, that's what everybody wants! Unfortunaly it's impossible to deliver unless you pay people to do the work or do it yourself.
  - qznc 10y ago
    Yes. I think LTS+PPAs provides exactly that.