[ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 12.04 ....

[Barry Drake]

On 30/04/12 16:00, Tony Pursell wrote:
> I would be keen on keeping with 12.04 LTS until the next LTS, but I 
> know I will lose out on upgrades to packages like LO.  If I were on 
> Windows, there would be no problem getting the next LO release.  I 
> hope developers will look at getting more package updates into LTS 
> point releases.

If you are on a desktop, I wonder if you had considered popping an extra 
hard drive in for data backup?  I us a 1TB drive in a trayless caddy.  
All non-live data is stored there and also on DVD archives that I update 
from time to time.  Only live data in sync with Ubuntu One and my 
netbook is stored on the working drive so it is fast and easy to 
re-install whenever necessary.  As for applications, I simply note down 
the names of all the ones I have installed: it's quick and easy to 
re-install them plus there are always some that I know I won't need 
again so I reduce clutter at the same time.  I also have a third drive 
installed internally.  I alternate between one drive carrying the 
testing version and the other with the stable release and I dual boot these.

Regards,        Barry.

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