[ale] UBuntu 17.10 EOL today

[Scott Plante]

I've been enjoying openSUSE Tumbleweed. It uses a continual update method and doesn't have versions. I was afraid there would be a lot of conflicts as different software and libraries were updated at different times, but I've been using it for two years now without any of those kind of issues. It's been nice not having to deal with the major version update problem. I still have a Cent 5 box I need to wipe and reinstall that I've been putting off. Considering my fears about Tumbleweed, ironically it's a Cent 7 box that has been giving me package conflict problems. 


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? 


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Scott Plante 


----- Original Message -----

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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