Re: FTP, Ubuntu (combines two OT subjects)

[Paul Lagasse pglagasse@xxxxxxxx]

peregrine@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> For anyone else considering this, or considering Ubuntu installation
> alone, I would strongly suggest using the most recent LTS (long-term
> service) release -- at the moment, that's Ubuntu 8.04, aka Hardy
> Heron. Intrepid (8.10) is great, and has made many improvements, but
> some of its bleeding-edge components are unstable and may deter you
> from loving Linux as you might otherwise. This is especially true if
> you hope to work with video and/or audio, as there are always problems
> on the cutting edge of the real-time kernel required for those
> functions. Six months from now, most of those bugs will be resolved.
I agree, Jeff. Ubuntu 8.04 (8.04.1 preferred) has fewer compatibility
issues at the moment than 8.10, and will be supported for a longer
period of time. And if you need to appeal to YouTube users, Linux Mint 5
revision 1 is essentially Ubuntu 8.04.1 with enhanced multimedia support
and some interface tweaks. (And Patricia can use partimage to image her
hard drive in Linux.)


Paul