[ale] UBuntu 17.10 EOL today

[Byron Jeff]

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 04:04:09PM -0400, Scott Plante via Ale wrote:
>    I've never used Ubuntu though--If you want to go from 14 to 16 or 18,
>    do you have to do a complete re-install, or will it upgrade cleanly?

The LTS (Long Term Support) versions come out every two years (even years
in April). Each has 5 years of support for updates and packages. The
versions that come out inbetween every 6 months have much shorter support
frames.

I've only done upgrades between 14 and 16. They were all clean. No
reinstalls necessary. I've also heard no issues with updates to 18.04 LTS
to date. So I'm pretty confident that it'll go smoothly.

I usually wait a few months to let the residual bugs shake out. Usually the
first couple of subversions may have an issue or two that reveals itself
with widespread deployment. Typically by the 03 or 04 subversion are stable
enough to last the remaining support period.

BAJ

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>    Scott Plante
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> 
>    From: "DJ-Pfulio via Ale" <ale at ale.org>
>    To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
>    Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 10:08:57 AM
>    Subject: [ale] UBuntu 17.10 EOL today
>    If you are running any version of Ubuntu 17.10, today is the last day
>    to
>    get patches.
>    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/07/ubuntu-17-10-end-of-life
>    At this point, normal people should be running either 16.04.x or 18.04.
>    People with servers might still have some 14.04.x machines for another
>    6
>    months or so before support ends.
>    If you aren't running 16.04.x or 18.04, time to move.
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Byron A. Jeff
Associate Professor: Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
College of Information and Mathematical Sciences
Clayton State University
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