Ubuntu upgrades

[NoOp]

On 9/26/2014 7:27 PM, Chris wrote:
> 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

It depends on whether you want to do rolling bug testing every 6 months,
or whether you'd prefer to get some work done :-)

  I primarily run only LTS releases & typically only run the newer 6
month releases in a Virtual Machine and/or on a test machine. I spend a
lot of time setting up my desktops (that's multiple) and applications
exactly how I want them. & no longer have the time, nor the inclination
to spend weeks debugging and reseting them every 6 months.

There will always be pro's/con's and debates of which to run (just
Google: 'ubuntu lts vs non lts' or similar). The bottom line is that
you'll need to decide for yourself. My suggestion is to run 14.10 as a
guest in a VM on your 14.04 host (VMware or VirtualBox - I tend to use
VMWare Player most as you can easily copy & paste binaries & entire
folders/directories between to two) for a week or two & then decide if
you want to make the move to a non-LTS version.

Additional info:
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS>
<http://askubuntu.com/questions/16366/whats-the-difference-between-a-long-term-support-release-and-a-normal-release>