Ubuntu upgrades

[Chris]

On Fri, 2014-09-26 at 12:08 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/26/2014 11:34 AM, Chris wrote:
> > Question from a new Ubuntu user. Previously when running
> > Mandrake/Mandriva I would upgrade to what would be considered major
> > upgrades such as 2009 to 2010 and so forth. I see that Ubuntu 14.10 is
> > soon to be released, is this then a major update from 14.04? Next
> > question then is if so what is the easiest way to do the upgrade without
> > destroying my current 14.04 system?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> > 
> 
> The short answer is to stay with 14.04 if you wish to use an LTS (Long
> Term Support) release (5 years).
> 
> You might find this helpful:
> 
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community>
>    <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions>
> 
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions#Ubuntu_Releases_and_Version_Numbers>
>         <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases>
> and
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux>
> 
> 
> 
Thanks, so which is the better option:

1. Stay with the 14.04 LTS
2. Upgrade to 14.10 when released


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Chris
31.11°N 97.89°W (Elev. 1092 ft)
21:26:34 up 22:48, 1 user, load average: 0.27, 0.35, 0.34
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