5 Dec
2014
5 Dec
'14
7:21 p.m.
> "Michael" == Michael
<keltoiboy(a)gmail.com> writes:
Just out of interest you are aware that 10.04 (Desktop
versions)
are no longer supported aren't you. I know TDE is supported but the
underlying OS has not had updates for over a year (unless of course
you are running the server version in which case it is supported
until April 2015).
Do I have a deja-vu here? I recall to have a similar discussion some
time ago.
- short answer: because it works[1]
- long answer: I only find LTS releases acceptable.
However 12.04, a natural choice, suffers from bug which concerns «xpdf»
and is not acceptable for me.
Please enjoy yourself when reading the depressing story in:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xpdf/+bug/943195
14.04 would be a candidate[2] but I have to test its Trinity
compatibility still.
regards
Uwe Brauer
Footnotes:
[1] which includes useful, but no longer maintained packages such a
xmms, or mgdiff or even matlab version 2008. Besides this I have to
say that some authors of free or non-free software tend to violate
the 11th commitment: thou shalt not break backwards compatibility.
[2] but I have to see whether it will support all my old hardware. I am
trapped with old thinkpad models since Lenovo deliberately replaced
its best feature: its keyboard by a far inferior one.