Comments on: The Ubuntu release cycle

By: damned

damned — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:29:11 +0000

I have been using ubuntu from the 6.06 version wich was very good and currently am on the Jaunty 9.04 running it on laptop so it is good despite the problem with sis graphics driver more acuratly the lacking of it (my lap top is pretty old Ibuddy series with 512 ram 20 G hdd and sis graphics)but generaly god and stable havent crashed even once, havent tried the 9.10 or the 10.x version cuz i am w8ing for the april 2011 release cuz i’ve read some where that will be LTS and having a good exp with the the Drake wich was lts i am w8ing for it. So my question si will it be LTS or not?

By: Vl@

Vl@ — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:47:02 +0000

9.10 is in my experience the worst release I have ever experienced. I have been with the Ubuntu since the 7.04, but 9.10 is the first one that has:
1. Crashed the whole core and rebooted itself spontaneously while working with a regular app (Open Office)
2. Crashed apps that were working in previous releases
3. Died by crashing into rebooting and I could not boot again

So, I have installed the Intrepid Ibex and I am staying with that

By: Steve P

Steve P — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:01:47 +0000

I’m afraid I have to add my voice to that of slumbergod.
Ubuntu 9.10 only works on one of my 3 machines (the 64-bit is OK, the notebook & netbook not/very not OK).
I hate to say this to my friends - but until the next 10.x stable release, I am revisiting XP. The experience is unpleasant but it works.

By: David

David — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:26:14 +0000

Surprised to read that, I have Karmic K. and on my side it’s all right. No problem, bug fixed with my Laptop…

It’s the best Ubuntu release I’ve never used…

I’m not a linux friendly user I don’t code and use linux commands…

I think I will update next year.
Ubuntu is getting more and more simple for simple users. Hope it will continue in this way.

By: chad

chad — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:41:41 +0000

I have to agree mostly with you, slumbergod. Though for me 9.04 wasn’t bad but 9.10 has been the worst release compared to the last few. I am thinking about reinstalling 9.04 while trying other distros, which I haven’t done in a few years since finding Ubuntu.

If 10.04 isn’t an improvement I am not so sure that Ubuntu is going to go anywhere. While it has made great strides, being very buggy isn’t going to take over the competition.

By: slumbergod

slumbergod — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:47:39 +0000

The next release will be interesting, even if it is an LTS. I certainly won’t be rushing to install it after the issues I’ve had with the last two releases. It’s one thing to have a regular release schedule; it’s another to release overly buggy versions regularly.