PPA vs. Ubuntu backports vs. getdeb.net vs. ???

[wayne]

On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 08:22 +0100, Ketil Thorgersen wrote:

> wayne skrev:
> > ahoy all,
> >
> >     like many, i am still running Ubuntu Studio (UBS) 8.04 Hardy 
> > waiting for Jaunty and the real time kernel.  thanks to everyone for 
> > the work/effort to make this distro work.
> >
> >     i have been running into some bugs recently that have been fixed 
> > in newer versions of the software (e.g. Rosegarden), but i am unsure 
> > what is the recommended/safest way to install more recent versions of 
> > software.  my main concern is making the upgrade to Jaunty smooth as 
> > possible when it arrives.  i am a bit overwhelmed by the choices, and 
> > being new to Ubuntu/Debian packages/etc, looking for some guidance.
> >
> >     for installing more recent packages in an older release like Hardy 
> > 8.04, one seems to have at least 4 options:
> >
> > + use a PPA, such as the one provided by Khashayar at 
> > https://launchpad.net/~khashayar/+archive 
> > <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekhashayar/+archive>
> > + enable backports from the Ubuntu, e.g. deb-src 
> > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted 
> > universe multiverse
> > + simply install deb files from getdeb.net
> > + download/compile each project from source to get latest/greatest
> >
> >     in general, i assume backports would be a good thing.  
> > unfortunately, they do not contain many UBS-related packages.  also, 
> > by default it is disabled in apt/sources.list.  is this for a reason?  
> > after that, PPA makes the most sense, as new updates will be received 
> > "automagically".  however, i am afraid that may hose the inevitable 
> > upgrade from Hardy to Intrepid to Jaunty.
> >
> >     any comments/advice/rants/etc greatly appreciated.
> >
> Hi
> 
> I guess you know this already, but the new (beta) of 64studio 
> (http://www.64studio.com/) is based on ubuntu hardy. I have successfully 
> updated a plain ubuntu hardy to their 3.0 beta by adding the 
> repositories and installed the appropriate packages. There is a rt 
> 2.6.29 kernel as well as updated rosegarden ardour and so forth.
> 
> Best regards
> Ketil Thorgersen
> 

ahoy Ketil,

    thanks.  though i have seen 64Studio mentioned from time to time, i
did not know it was based on Ubuntu Hardy.  however, i was hoping to
stick with the Ubuntu world for now, just to not have a whole new slew
of quirks/etc to learn.

thanks.

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