Upgrade existing Kubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) to Kubuntu 7.10(GutsyGibbon) in one step

Billie Walsh bilwalsh at swbell.net
Mon Jan 7 16:51:33 UTC 2008


Donn wrote:
>> That's not what I understood - Kubuntu will still have LTS, it just won't
>> have KDE4.
>>     
> I got my info from an RSS feed:
> http://mhb.ath.cx/blog/kubuntu/frequently-asked-questions/
> From that:
>  
> It seems the blog posts about Kubuntu Hardy and LTS were too long and too 
> complex, so some people still wonder what the plan is. Here’s a short and 
> foolproof FAQ about it.
> Q: Is Kubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” going to ship KDE 4.0 ?
>  A: Yes, if nothing goes wrong, it is going to ship (as in ShipIt) a Live CD 
> with a KDE4.0 desktop and some KDE3 applications that are not ready yet 
> (Amarok, Kaffeine, digiKam, Kontact etc).
> Q: Is there going to be a Kubuntu Hardy KDE3 Live CD, too?
>  A: Yes, you will be able to download it from kubuntu.org.
> Q: What happens when I upgrade from Kubuntu Gutsy to Hardy?
>  A: You will get a KDE3 desktop. You can easily install the KDE4.0 one from 
> the repositories if you would like to try it.
> Q: Is Kubuntu Hardy going to be an LTS?
>  A: No.
>
> \d
>   
That raises a question or two in my mind:

Q: Will Ubuntu 8.04 have LTS?

Q: Does that mean that Kubuntu will have to wait two more years? [ If
above yes ]






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