ubuntu rolling release

[Liam Proven]

On 1 February 2012 03:59, Default User <hunguponcontent at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 21:25, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 31 January 2012 20:35, Default User <hunguponcontent at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Has anyone heard lately of any effort to make an official rolling
>> > release
>> > version of Ubuntu?  I mean Ubuntu, not LMDE or Debian testing, etc.
>>
>> As the MOTU don't release work-in-progress packages - at least, AFAIK
>> - this is effectively impossible.
>>
>> Some time after release, there is an alpha of the next version, then a
>> beta or 2 & sometimes an RC. That's it.
>>
>> This is insufficient basis upon which to base a rolling release.
>
> :-(

LMDE is actually pretty good - it's Debian, but without the pain, and
it's got proper Firefox etc. not the rebranded versions. It's also
easier to add the proprietary gubbins that make life bearable without
too much mucking around.

But there are tons of distros out there still. Many offer rolling
releases, if that's what you want. I think some demarcation is a good
thing.

Ubuntu has nice regular predictable releases. It's easy and safe. So
do all the remixes etc. (even if some, like Mint, make upgrading
hard.)

If you want rolling releases, well, there's Debian Testing, and LMDE,
and there's Arch & Gentoo...

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