Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 28th Nov 2005 10:12 UTC, submitted by Justin
"I have always wondered what is it that makes people embrace Ubuntu over other Linux distributions. After some pondering, it struck me that the unique selling point of Ubuntu is its user friendliness. Ubuntu is a distribution targeted at the non-techie crowd - those that want to get their job done and not spend time tinkering with the OS. And consequently, the developers at Ubuntu have bundled simple easy to use GUI front end tools to achieve common system administration tasks. Here I have put together 10 things in Ubuntu that make a new user's life that much simple."
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2005-07-09
Exactly. Repositories help reduce such security issues.
Personally, I don't see the huge rush in getting the latest and greatest before it's been properly tested on your distro. A few years back, it was pretty critical to have the latest and greatest of everything because everything was evolving so quickly and most new software depended on the latest and greatest. These days, waiting isn't that big a deal. The foundations are pretty well set, so dependency issues are few and far between.
Rhythmbox 9.1 is available in Ubuntu backports. It's been tested and since it's in an official repository, you'll receive notices when there are security updates or other upgrades. Had you installed Rhythmbox 9.1 directly, you'd lose this key security feature.
Rhythmbox 9.2 has just been released. When it's tested, it'll automatically be available. What's the rush?
As for the lastest GNOME, it's a point release so, most of the bug fixes have been migrated to the current repository. There's no need do a mass upgrade if you want them since that's what you're getting anyway.