(X)Ubuntu 9.10

[Collins Richey]

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Doug Hunley <doug at hunley.homeip.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 17:26, Ken Moffat <kmoffat at drizzle.com> wrote:
>>>
>>
>> I did the upgrade using "Update Manager", which showed a button saying a new
>> version was available. Took all night but worked fine. The graphics were
>> botched at first, but after 2 reboots, nothing else, all was well. Seems
>> good to me so far, but haven't done much but web/email.
>
> I upgraded the wife's kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 and had no issues other
> than horrific download speeds from the mirror. Of course, I ssh'd in,
> did a sed on apt sources and then used aptitude to upgrade. I've
> _never_ had good luck w/ their damn gui, automagic upgrader
>
> $0.02
> --

Another $.02 or less.

I haven't bothered with Ubuntu in 2 1/2 years, but my real live Debian
system updates weekly (or biweekly) with nary a problem. The only
thing that could remotely be styled a problem is the latest KDE. Since
I don't do much with KDE other than run a browser and terminal
sessions and Open Office, I'm pretty much immune to the desktop wars.
I could get equally good results with XFCE or ??? desktop.

I did take the plunge and reinstall 64-bit about 6 months ago. With
the excellent support of the Debian multimedia repository and a 64-bit
flash (finally), everything I need is working top-notch. Even
Iceweasel (the Firefox fork) is working for once, so I haven't needed
to download the real thing as I did in the past.

Most of our local Linux enthusiasts are died-in-the-wool Ubuntu heads
at this point. Next Tuesday our regular monthly meeting is the big
local Ubuntu release party. I do keep track of Ubuntu. It is pretty
much a shoo-in for totally clueless newbies.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.