Ubuntu LTS vs. Firefox Stable PPA

[Nicolas Kovacs]

Hi,

When installing Linux desktops for clients (small town halls, public 
libraries, schools), I usually favour enterprise-class desktops, e. g. 
CentOS, Slackware (bug corrections for 10 year old versions, duh!) or - 
lately - Ubuntu LTS.

I'm currently fiddling with a Ubuntu 10.04 desktop, and I wonder if it's 
a good idea to configure the Firefox stable PPA and replace the stock 
Firefox 3.6.23 by the latest Firefox 7.x.

Pros: latest versions seem noticeably faster, eat less RAM, offer better 
compatibility with various add-on modules (that don't work anymore on 
Firefox 3.6.x). Plus, latest versions seem to get more love by the 
Mozilla developers.

Cons: not supported officially by Canonical.

I'd be curious to have your ideas about that. The goal is to have a 
"stealth" desktop that doesn't basically turn into a Tamagotchi. The 
various CentOS 5.x and Slackware 13.x desktops I've installed so far are 
quite successful in that regard. Now I'd like to have the same thing 
with an Ubuntu system.

Cheers,

Niki Kovacs
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