[ubuntu-za] Upgrade to new Ubuntu OS every 6 months?

[Mark Stockton]

Desktops / Laptops, upgrade
Servers, stay on LTS releases until the next LTS is released and stable. 

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Robert Ketteringham <robket at gmail.com>
To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:43:08 +0200
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Upgrade to new Ubuntu OS every 6 months?

> On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 19:33 +0200, Anton Binedell wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Thanks for the help with my last dilemma.Ubuntu is now running as my
> > only OS. I however have an open question about how users upgrade on
> > Ubuntu, do you upgrade every 6 months to a newer version of Ubuntu or do
> > you stay with the OS until the end of the OS lifespan (18 months)? And
> > what would be the best option: upgrade every 6 months; 12 months or 18
> > months?   
> > 
> > Regards
> > Anton
> > 
> >
> 
> I like living on the edge, so I update every 6 months. I always do a
> full reinstall, because I tend to install a lot of stuff that I never
> use, and its a good way of cleaning out the closet.
> 
> Only annoying thing is that releases tend to happen during exam time 
> :/
> 
> Robert
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