[wellylug] NZ Ubuntu Repository

Jonathan Harker jon at jon.geek.nz
Tue May 22 15:40:57 NZST 2007


Jeff Hunt wrote:
> There is the issue of 700megs (broadband) as against 10 or so (can be
> done on dialup), and if you have more than one machine and tend to share
> stuff around you have the problem of having to use a cd which means
> backing up and recovering the machine afterwards.
> For my circumstances doing major upgrades more than once a year is
> pretty tricky and for the people I help (including me) they might put up
> with me trying to get new or upgraded applications into their machines
> but not a 6 monthly remake.
> I have been telling people that 6.06 is a very good stable OS and they
> can update the rest as the mood takes them because the repository will
> stay up to date. It doesn't.

It does, but only for show-stopping security and bugs.

J




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