<!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> On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 08:22 +0100, Ketil Thorgersen wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> 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 > <A HREF="https://launchpad.net/~khashayar/+archive">https://launchpad.net/~khashayar/+archive</A> > <<A HREF="https://launchpad.net/%7Ekhashayar/+archive">https://launchpad.net/%7Ekhashayar/+archive</A>> > + enable backports from the Ubuntu, e.g. deb-src > <A HREF="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</A> 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 (<A HREF="http://www.64studio.com/">http://www.64studio.com/</A>) 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 </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> 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. </BODY> </HTML>