[ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

[Tony Travis]

Chris Jones wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Tony Travis wrote:
>> I don't dispute that, but what's the purpose of the LTS distribution?
> 
> to be supported for a long time. If you bought a server or a workstation
>  last year and want it to run for a few years and not have to worry
> about upgrading the whole OS, an LTS release is perfect.

Hello, Chris.

This thread is about problems inexperienced users have upgrading.

I pointed out the difference between upgrading and updating...

I use 6.06.1 LTS for the reasons you state.

I rest my case ;-)

Best wishes,

	Tony.
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