[wellylug] Ubuntu LTS Desktop vs Server

[Jethro Carr]

On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 09:44 +1200, Carl Turney wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'm interested in Long-Term Support, and (for other reasons too) am soon 
> going to Ubuntu 8.04.1
> 
> I see that the Server version gets 5 years of updates, while the Desktop 
> version only gets 3 years.  (To give you an idea of how addicted =I= am 
> to cutting edge technology... I reluctantly retired my Win98 system 2 
> years ago.)
> 
> Please, what are the pitfalls that I don't see in...
> - Installing the Server version of Ubuntu.
> - Ignoring and not installing all the Server-specific apps and utilities.
> - Loading up just the user applications (e.g. Open Office, browser, 
> email client, multimedia goodies, etc.).
> And just treating it like a de facto Desktop system, but with 5 years of 
> bug fixes and security patches?

Won't work.

Only the server programs get the 5 years of support. The desktop
programs (eg: GUI apps, etc) only have 3 years.

If you want long-term desktop support, take a look at CentOS 5 (aka free
RHEL) which should have security updates for all program until 2014.




-- 
Jethro Carr

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