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I believe I could have perhaps, hacked the sources list, but the 'correct' debian sources for a given package are often a version or two behind the Ubuntu sourc
by pdx 15y ago
I believe I could have perhaps, hacked the sources list, but the 'correct' debian sources for a given package are often a version or two behind the Ubuntu sources.
- cullenking 15y agoThis is a desirable trait in a server. You keep behind everything by a version or two and you are essentially guaranteed more stability. Considering how Ubuntu 11.10 has run on my desktop, I would not want to build my business off it. Mot vendors offer a PPA for easy integration with apt on debian. MongoDB, Maria/MySQL/Percona etc. This way your core system stays solid and well tested, but you can build your app layer using whatever version you want. It's definitely a win-win.
- andar 15y agoI think this is because Ubuntu is based on Debian sid, which is the "unstable" Debian branch. You might have been using the stable release.