To switch or not to switch, that is the question...

[Daryl Styrk]

On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 03:27:50AM -0400, Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> 
> I have noticed several worthwhile package upgrades for Intrepid or
> later.  E.g. mono, amarok, wine, okular, etc.
> 
> So far, I've been holding off, and just building packages from source
> when I want something newer than Hardy.  Part of the reason for this is
> that I don't have great backups at the moment, and I want to do a clean
> reinstall when I eventually upgrade.
> 





Have a look at the backports.  They are there to address issues like this.  

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

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Daryl Styrk
Naples FL, USA