<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Avi Greenbury <<a href="mailto:lists@avi.co">lists@avi.co</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class="im"> > 1. Some applications which are default of 10.04 and not in other > higher versions, would they (all or one) get uninstalled or would > remain there..., like what would happen of OO? </div>Generally, applications are not uninstalled for you between upgrades. There is, to my knowledge, one exception - OpenOffice.org is replaced with LibreOffice because, at the time of the upgrade, the change was in name only. <div class="im"> > 2. Is it recommended that I do this or not, means I should do this or > not...? Since Unity would come ....or something like my present gnome > would be wiped out...? </div>It depends what you want. If you do not want to lose Gnome 2 (the default on Ubuntu prior to 10.10) then don't upgrade beyond 10.10 (it's an option in 10.10). But, at some point, you will end up without Gnome 2, and either be using plain Gnome 3 (which is not at all like Gnome 2) or Unity (which is also quite different, though arguably less so). <div class="im"> > 3. I cannot upgrade from LTS to LTS? </div>Yes, this is supported, too; the next LTS is 12.04, due in April and, from all accounts, is shaping up rather nicely. The supported paths are: LTS -> next LTS LTS -> next normal release Normal release -> next normal release </blockquote><div> So the best choice for me is LTS -> next LTS. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> So if you do upgrade to the next normal release, you wont then be able to go straight to 12.04 when it is released. Personally, I'd stick with where you are at the moment and either: 1) Remove <a href="http://openoffice.org" target="_blank">openoffice.org</a> and use the LibreOffice you downloaded 2) Remove the LibreOffice you downloaded and use the older OpenOffice.org 3) Remove both of them and install via PPA. Which one is most appropriate dpends upon what your priorities are - #1 gets you the most straightforward upgrades, #2 next most straightforward, and #3 the least straightforward (but still not especially complex). In contrast, #3 gets you the newest LibreOffice, #2 the next newest, and #1 a relatively old OpenOffice.org As for the effort involved in getting to that state, #1 is easiest (simpy remove the <a href="http://openoffice.org" target="_blank">openoffice.org</a> package), #2 next so, and #3 the most complex. But, again, not so difficult. You could use it as CLI practice :) </blockquote></div> I guess that option 3) is suited for me. So first I uninstall _both_ and then install LO..... But a small query: Is it really neccessary to UNinstall OO after I install LO. However, I would use only LO but would OO (if it remains there in the sys.) cause a conflict with LO...? It happens really? And I have to (or should?) remove OO only because I don't use it and uses OO?