good morning
thank You for help.
Am 22.04.2014 23:51, schrieb Linux Canuck:
> Stable is a term mostly associated with Debian. They run three levels of
> packaging: stable, testing and unstable. Everything starts out unstable
> and through time it moves towards testing and eventually is marked
> stable. All of that takes time which is why Debian stable is 2 - 3 years
> behind Ubuntu for the same application.
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OK
Thank You,
Is Ubuntu stable or adventure?
>
> Ubuntu uses Debian unstable as its starting point. Other distributions
> based on Debian will run from Debian testing or Debian stable. It ll
> depends on who the distribution is geared towards. Debian stable is made
> to be rock solid. Ubuntu is not necessarily less stable than Debian. It
> runs its own testing and it has two levels of development, regular and
> LTS. When I refer to stability in Ubuntu I am mostly looking at the
> goals and the risks being taken by the developers.
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What is the risk?
I am using now Linux for two years
and the big problems I had
were after updates.
(same like win)
>
> When an LTS release is coming up Ubuntu makes fewer changes and takes
> less risk. A regular six month release, excluding the LTSes, is more
> inclined to take greater risks. LTS release goals are less ambitious and
> are less likely to cause problems. If they were planning a big change
> such as when they switched to Unity on an LTS cycle then they would try
> to phase in the change and to make accommodations for users. LTS is
> considered more stable because they want to make the user experience for
> enterprise better with fewer surprises. The same software channels are
> used for servers as for desktop.
>
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Thank You.
> Ubuntu also uses different package groups such as Main (official),
> Universe (community), Restricted (not open source), and Mulitverse (not
> free license, likely has an EULA to agree to).
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OK
This just compounds the
> confusion, because users get it all from the same package manager. Most
> if has to do with internal controls and the developers interests. To be
> a Master of the Universe or MOTU (real title) one must be approved by
> Ubuntu and you must meet their terms and goals.
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How about the classics:
gedit
gimp and so on.
Are they dangerous?
Regards
Sophie
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