<div dir="ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Further to be below email I sent 3 days ago [1] [below], I'd like to highlight a point that I find it very important and valid, IMHO :)</div><div><br></div><div style>Since my first days with Linux until date, I always find people are so much obsessed about <u><b>'Upgrading'</b> their perfectly working systems</u> to the <b>'newer/next'</b> version/release to what they are currently using. For example, if they are using 12.04, they upgrade to 12.10.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>First thing first, you need to understand that 'upgrading' does not necessarily mean something 'good' or 'prefect' or 'better' all the time :) it actually could be 'worse'.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>HOW?</div><div style><br>Will explain in examples and numbers:</div><div style><br></div><div style>L/ubuntu 12.04 is using Kernel 3.2 series </div><div style>L/ubuntu 12.10 is using Kernel 3.5 series</div>
<div style>L/ubuntu 13.04 will be using Kernel 3.8 series</div><div style><br></div><div style>As explained in my previous (below) email, each version of Linux Kernel has something different than the previous version. We are in 2013 and the rapid growth of the software and the hardware world is crazy and unbelievable. Have you asked yourself for how long my 10+ years old machine will still breath Linux? for how you can actually use it? etc.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Do you see my point and where I'm heading?</div><div style><br></div><div style>Okay, to make it clear, simple, and direct:</div><div style><br></div><div style>1- If you are upgrading <b>JUST</b> for the sake of upgrading or because you like that, this is different story and I can't discuss that because this is a personal opinion. However, if I were you, <b>I would first of all, read <i><u>the release notes</u> </i>of the new version carefully before I do anything else.</b> Again, 13.04 does not necessarily mean it is better than 12.04 for example just because 13 is larger than 12 :P</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>2- If you are upgrading because your current system have some problems/bugs and you couldn't mange to fix that in 6 months or so, then upgrading could be a valid point. <b>However, you still need to read the release notes</b> :D to make sure the current problems which you currently have, will be fixed with the next release. Otherwise, upgrading is useless if you ask me :)</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>3- If you are upgrading because your current system has reached to its EOL[2], then no doubt, this is a very valid point. I guess, needless to repeat, <b>you still need to read the release notes to make sure the next release still support your Hardware.</b> If that is not mentioned, you need to give it a try. Remember, old machines what we are talking about here :D</div>
<div style><br></div><div style><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades</a><br></div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>4- If you are upgrading JUST because you think your machine may work better or something with the new release then you need to understand that this is not necessarily correct. Yes, again, release notes to understand what is/are the difference(s) between your current working version and the next one. And if I were you, I would test the new release on my machine to see whether it will work better or not.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>IMHO?</div><div style><br></div><div style>As long as you have a perfectly working system with no issues, etc then I would never think to change that :) </div><div style>
I still keep 12.04 on my two laptops and I'm not planning to install Lubuntu 13.04 on them. I'm using 13.04 right now for testing purposes :D</div><div style><br></div><div style>Think twice before any step because your machine is old. Treating old stuff is not like treating new ones ;)</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Hope that was a bit helpful :)</div><div style><br></div><div style>As always, thanks for reading! </div><div><br><br>[1] - <a href="http://amjjawad.blogspot.ae/2013/04/lubuntu-and-very-old-machines.html">http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/04/lubuntu-and-very-old-machines.html</a></div>
<div>[2] - <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases</a></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ali Linx (amjjawad)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amjjawad@gmail.com">amjjawad@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:56 AM<br>Subject: Lubuntu and The VERY Old Machines :)<br>To: lubuntu user list <<a href="mailto:lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">
Hi,<div><br></div><div>I thought to start a new email/thread instead of replying <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16.666667938232422px;line-height:20px">Aere Greenway's email about his old machine.</span></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px">This is for everyone so that you guys can understand what is going on.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px">First of all, I'm not a developer and not even close so I will explain as a Lubuntu User :)</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px">I know that starting from 12.04, people started to raise some concerns and sometimes, complaints. </span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px">May I explain what is really going on?</span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px"><br>
</span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px">As you all know, Lubuntu is based on Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a Linux Distribution after all that is using Linux Kernel.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20px"><br></span></font></div><div>When Linus Torvalds (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds</a>) and probably his team release a new version of Linux Kernel, as you may know, with each newer version, new drivers, etc are being added but on the other hand, some are being removed.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Why do we keep Lubuntu 10.04 on our Wiki Area and Servers so you can download it and using it? simply because the Kernel that is being used there does support some old hardware while the NEW version can not.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Linux Kernel version 3.5 - <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020196/linux-3-8-will-drop-support-for-intel-386-chips.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020196/linux-3-8-will-drop-support-for-intel-386-chips.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>This is not in our hands.</div><div>So, assuming (for example) this Kernel will be with 13.04 or 13.10, we have nothing to do with the fact that this Kernel does not support this or that hardware.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I hope this is clear.</div><div><br></div><div>That is why, sometimes, two versions of Lubuntu become different sometimes. Like 12.04 and 11.10 when it comes to drivers, etc.</div><div>
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</div><div>Hope this will help for a better understanding :)</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you so much for reading!</div><div><br><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16.666667938232422px;line-height:20px;margin-bottom:11px;padding-left:2px;word-wrap:break-word;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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