<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.18.3"> </HEAD> <BODY> 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 <A HREF="https://launchpad.net/~khashayar/+archive">https://launchpad.net/~khashayar/+archive</A> + 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. thanks. </BODY> </HTML>