7.04 Server or 6.06 LTS Server?

[Avi Schwartz]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:

> Avi Schwartz wrote:
>   
>> I know that the LTS version will be supported until 2011, which 
>> I love, but the question is whether the AV and anti-spam tools also get 
>> updated or do they get only security updates.
>>     
>
> I forgot to mention something.  Ubuntu only guarantees to update
> software in main.  Programs in universe or multiverse don't always get
> security updates, and will probably get even fewer when Dapper goes into
> LTS mode.
>
> Matt Flaschen
>   
Is there a way to find out from which repository did a package get 
installed from or from which repository it will be installed from? If 
there is a way then I guess I can check the list of programs I am 
interested in installing and see if there are any that are not in main.

On the other hand I had great success in upgrading my laptop (pretty new 
Dell D820, dual core 2, SATA HD, 1920 x 1200, wireless, etc.) from Edgy 
to Feisty. Not only the upgrade did not break anything(!) but I have 
seen improvements all over the place (for example it used to have 
occasionally a problem to come back from suspend. Now it works perfectly 
every time). I assume the server upgrades are more straight forward 
since there is less exotic hardware involved, no need to suspend, no 
wireless, etc. If this is the case, I may decide to go for Feisty server.

Hmm, decisions, decisions.

Avi