keeping the packages up to date

[Alan Milnes]

Michael P. Varre wrote:
>  
> 
> I recently started using Ubuntu server LTS for some production web 
> servers due to the fact that it is SO easy to run.  However, usually I 
> guess you get what you pay for.  I’ve noticed that many major packages 
> for things such as Apache2 and PHP5 don’t really stay up to date too 
> much. 

You don't want them to on a Server - you need stability and security 
patches. Every time a package is updated you need to re-test all your 
Applications / Web sites etc.

Alan