Installation of older ubuntu

[pete smout]

On 26/04/13 09:54, Colin Law wrote:
> On 26 April 2013 01:21, bryan hamilton <bhamilton_930 at yahoo.com> 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
>>
>> 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.
>
> See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for support dates.  10.04 desktop
> will go out of support in a few weeks.
>
> My advise is to stick with 12.04 for a couple of months by which time
> you will get used to it.  Many who do that and then try going back to
> an old version realise that in fact Unity is good.
>
> Colin
>
+1
That was my experience!
Pete