Re: Ubuntu Versions (was: Re: Let's say you never want to upgrade from Lenny...)
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
<bss@iguanasuicide.net> wrote:
> On 2011-04-05 12:07:16 George Standish wrote:
>>On 05/04/11 01:04 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
>>> On 2011-04-05 11:51:13 George Standish wrote:
>>>>> If you need more support than Debian provides and<= 5 years, install an
>>>>> Ubuntu LTS.
>>>>
>>>> Just to clarify, Ubuntu LTS releases are 5 years for the server version,
>>>> 3 years for the desktop version.
>>>
>>> They use the same repositories. What exactly is the difference? Does the
>>> server version not include "restricted"? (Like neither version includes
>>> "universe" or "multiverse".)
>>
>>I'm really not sure, I've only used the desktop version (besides some
>>very superficial installs of server in a VM).
>
> From
> <http://www.canonical.com/sites/default/files/active/Top_10_ServerQA_Eng_WP_AW_0.pdf>:
> 10. Can I install server packages on an Ubuntu Desktop installation
> and vice versa?
> Yes – Ubuntu’s flexibility makes it easy. The Ubuntu software repositories
> do not isolate packages to particular types of deployments. All the server
> software in the repositories is available to the desktop user, and all the
> desktop
> software can also be installed on the server.
> This means Ubuntu provides a simple testing platform, where software can
> be trialled, adapted and configured on a systems administrator’s workstation
> easily, before being deployed on the server.
>
> tl;dr: No difference.
>
> Responding to something elsewhere in the thread. "universe" and "multiverse"
> are not covered under desktop edition or server edition support. They are
> sort of like "non-free" -- best effort support. That said, there's a lot of
> good people on the MotU team that keeps "universe" in descent shape for a year
> or so after a release, but I wouldn't count on 5 years.
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Are we seriously going to argue about which version of Ubuntu is
supported for how long? Who cares?
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