Giving up on Edgy

[Jim Richardson]

On Sun, 2006-11-19 at 10:33 +0100, Mario Vukelic wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-11-19 at 01:04 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> 
> > http://www.ubuntu.com/
> > JUST ANNOUNCED: Ubuntu 6.10, code named Edgy Eft, has been released with
> > many exciting new features. Visit the download page for CD images.
> >   http://www.ubuntu.com/news/610released
> > gives the impression that Edgy is a fully released and stable Ubuntu
> > version. It is not - or if it is, it should not be.
> 
> I agree. As I said, the webpage should be clearer. Somewhere it says
> that "if you are interested in stability, use 6.06" but it is far too
> less prominent.
> 
> > Edgy, for many, is an AOL coaster CD/download that can and *will*
> > destroy a perfectly good Dapper system and/or virgin system. 
> 
> I haven't seen any real evidence for this. Yes, there were some postings
> on the list, but without knowing how many upgrades worked fine, it is
> hard to say. I suspect many upgrades are also hosed because of Automatix
> and similar unoffical stuff, or people ignoring the instructions. I just
> can say that I upgraded one system and installed another and both went
> perfectly.
> 

Same here, upgraded a Dapper workstation, minimal problems. (can't
recall any off hand, but there must have been something...) installed a
fresh Edgy CD to a Dell inspiron 8100, with *zero* problems. Including
suspend and hibernate working as they should. 

I have since replaced a 1024x768 monitor (LCD) with a 1280x1024 one, and
that has brought a "Out of range" error for some games, which is
annoying, but workable. 

> > Had my test
> > system not been fully backed up when I attempted my Dapper to Edgy
> > upgrade (and later full install) my system data would have been hosed.
> 
> Well ... upgrading without a full backup is foolhardy and everyone will
> tell you so. Out of interest, what was the problem?
> 
> > Bottom line is that Edgy is buggy and IMHO should have never been
> > released, nor should it be promoted as the primary Ubuntu distro.
> 
> "Not released" I don't think so, "promoted differently" I agree
> 
> 
> > === Ubuntu 6.10 reviews from around the web ===
> > 
> (...)



I am sure that there are folks experiencing problems with 6.10, but it
works well for me. So did Dapper for the most part, but Edgy is better. 

-- 
Jim Richardson <warlock at eskimo.com>
Erisian Claw