Installation of older ubuntu

[Sarunas Burdulis]

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On 04/25/2013 09:55 PM, bryan hamilton wrote:
> On 4/25/2013 9:12 PM, JD wrote:
>> 
>> On 04/25/2013 06:21 PM, bryan hamilton wrote:
>>> I would like to start off by saying that "I love ubuntu" but
>>> i'm not a fan of the new user interface (ubuntu 12.04).  I see
>>> that most other OS dev's seem to be going in a similar route in
>>> gui design. anyway I've recently upgraded to 12.04 (fresh
>>> install) and would like to downgrade

There is no way to downgrade, the same way one does the upgrade.
You'll need to do a fresh install of the older version. You may try
reusing config files, but keep in mind they may have been upgraded and
some may not be compatible with the older versions of software.

>>> my question is,
>>> 
>>> if i was to 'downgrade' to say any older and now unsupported
>>> 'LT' will i be able to download applications and such
>>> forever-ever-ness ? meaning are the repo's staying
>>> online/accessible via apt?  and if so, can i get the repo links
>>> ?
>>> 
>>> I had planned on downgrading to 10.04.

10.04 desktop support is ending "as we speak". Repositories should
remain available as 10.04 server will be supported for two more years.
Software packages pertaining to desktop however are not likely to be
updated in the 10.04 repository anymore.

Using contemporary OS version with an alternative desktop would be a
much better option, IMO.

Sarunas Burdulis
http://math.dartmouth.edu/~sarunas
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