Switching from Hardy to Intrepid

[Peter N Spotts]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:48 -0400
"David McNally" <david3333333 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
> 
> I've been using Hardy for a while now, and I've been seeing a lot of
> good things about Intrepid. I know that I'll upgrade once the final
> version (not the beta) is available, but until then, I'm not sure
> whether to upgrade or not.
> 
> I know that the final version will be out in only 8 days, but should I
> upgrade now anyway? And, in the future, should I upgrade immediately
> when a beta is out, or wait until the final is out?
> 
> I know that the Intrepid Beta will have all of the features that final
> version of Intrepid will have, but I'm afraid that it will have too
> many bugs.
> 

Hi David,

If you rely on your computer for your livelihood, I'd wait until
Ubuntu unveils the release version. That said, I've installed a
couple of betas this close to R-Day and have experienced few problems
that I couldn't put up with temporarily. You'd see fairly constant
string of updates signalled by the update manager between now and then.
And as long as you installed those along the way, you'd be all up to
date by R-Day. But the beta will still be bit buggy, so, as the man
asked: Do you feel lucky??  Perhaps it's best to check with
Ubuntu's web page, check the remaining known-bug list, and see if
you can live with them. 

With best regards,

Pete

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