[ubuntu-us-ma] Installing Karmic Koala

[James Gray]

You can also 'avoid the rush' by using bittorrent.  Once enough people
have downloaded and begin seeding the 'rush' actually works to your
advantage.

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Brian Fallik <baf11 at cornell.edu> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I'm less risk averse than the other responders so I'll briefly detail
> my experiences.  I upgraded two different computers last week from
> Jaunty to Karmic.  Both completed the upgrade process fine and are
> working perfectly now.  During the second installation I did encounter
> this bug:
>  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/442651
> which was far scarier in bark than bite.
>
> The obvious risk is that Karmic isn't finished yet.  However, the
> benefits of upgrading earlier are that you (1) get to play with new
> stuff sooner, (2) get to learn if stuff does break, and (3) get to
> avoid the mass rush on the actual release date.
>
> You have to decide for yourself how much risk to accept.  On my work
> laptop I don't intend to upgrade to Karmic until a few weeks *after*
> the official release.  If you just want to play with Karmic the LiveCD
> is a good option.
>
> Thanks,
> brian
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Bill Simonds <wtsimonds at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am wondering if we should install that Beta of Karmic from the
>> Ubuntu site, or wait for the official release. I am using the beta on
>> a CD, and am impressed - it has some features that work that did not
>> work on Jaunty 9.04.
>>
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