[xubuntu-users] Upgrade advice

[James Freer]

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:22 PM, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:17 PM, uteck <theuteck at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 12.10 has XFCE 4.10, 12.04 has 4.8. I installed the PPA for XFCE 4.10
>> on my wifes 12.04 system and it works fine.  The main difference I saw
>> was that changing backgrounds automatically is now built in to the....
>> packages she needs but the stability of LTS.
>>
>> I want to standardize all the systems at home on LTS so I only have to
>> update every 2 years at the soonest.  I let them get out of sync so
>> each one was at a different version which made the use of
>> squid-deb-proxy useless.
>
> I think i follow what you are seeking.
>
> The new 12.10 may not appear that much cosmetically improved. 12.04 is
> LTS and thus more stable although i've found the non-LTS fine. The
> thing with linux is that a new release is effectively "locked" with
> it's compiled apps. The LTS in year two is behind on many new
> releases... and yet you don't want to upgrade every 6 months. While a
> 6 month release may not appear that different "under the bonnet" it
> is.
>
> As non-geek my solution annual upgrade... choose October or April and
> install about a month later when quite a few bugs have been sorted.
> The cosmetic difference is minor imho.
>
> hth
> james

Sorry may have confused things there! typo error

"The LTS in year two is behind on many new APPLICATION
releases... and yet you don't want to upgrade every 6 months. While a
6 month release may not appear that different "under the bonnet" it
is."

james