On: Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

[steve19]

> To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes

[jdub → steve19]

If you're upgrading a server, just run "do-release-upgrade -m server".

[drats → jdub]

10.10 doesn't provide much over 10.04 for a server, so people should wait maybe? I installed the 10.10 RC a little while ago on my primary machine but I am on 9.04, 9.10 and 10.04 on various other machines.

[jdub → drats]

Yeah, I'd strongly recommend sticking with 10.04 LTS for any production servers -- unless you require a particular and/or peculiar feature in 10.10, that is.

LTS == Long Term Support == security fixes for 5 years. :-)

[illumen → jdub]

Except upgrading incrementally if you can is easier. Less things to change all at once.

[SkyMarshal → illumen]

Best of both worlds for server - upgrade from LTS version to LTS version only, skip the 'bleeding edge' *.10 releases.

Of course, plenty of people are still running 7, 8, and 9 servers with no problems.