Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Mar 2008 20:17 UTC, submitted by Philipp Esselbach
The beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS has been released. "Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server follows in the footsteps of Ubuntu 7.10 with even
more virtualization support and security enhancements - enabling AppArmor
for more applications by default, improving protection of kernel memory
against attacks, and supporting KVM and iSCSI technologies out of the box. The Ubuntu 8.04 family of variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and
Mythbuntu, also reach beta status today."
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Member since:2005-07-12
Six months is too often for OS releases. I could get behind decently polished yearly releases, but I've been doing six month upgrades since 5.10 or so and I'm sick of it. Especially since every upgrade seems to break something really inconvenient at random.
That's why I moved back to Debian (lenny). You have one release that get's updated and you don't have to reinstall and have lots of issues all the time. Also, Debian has better QA, boots faster, feels faster. I don't miss Ubuntu.
Member since:2007-08-29
I tried moving to Debian recently (etch, 64-bit) and switched back immediately. I didn't keep a record of the things that Just Didn't Work, but the way trying to use the nv driver crashed the system was pretty close to the top of the list. It did not inspire in me a feeling of confidence.
I'll try again someday, and when I do I'll try lenny. But not today.
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2007-08-29
I had some problems with 7.10, but got them all worked out eventually. Right now, everything - everything - is working perfectly. Just in time for the next update.
I wouldn't mind some FF3 goodness (and hopefully a non-suck version of xorg), but I think maybe I'll wait for security updates to 7.10 expire before I upgrade to 8.04. Then get everything working again, and not touch it (except for updates) until the next LTS release.
Six months is too often for OS releases. I could get behind decently polished yearly releases, but I've been doing six month upgrades since 5.10 or so and I'm sick of it. Especially since every upgrade seems to break something really inconvenient at random.