12.10-What Will You Do?

[Ubun2to]

As you know, 12.10 is coming out soon.
So, what will you do?
Clean install, upgrade, or nothing?
I'm thinking of a clean install-so many packages have been added over the course of using Ubuntu, I have a feeling at least 40 will be incompatible with 12.10 (judging by how frequently they are updated), and I want to start with a clean slate to avoid anything from screwing up. I also hate how many useless programs I have added and never removed because of the dependencies that are also removed. So, I am going with a clean install.
What do you do?

[december0123]

Clean install is always the best option, cause you know nothing will be in conflict. I haven't decided if I want to upgrade yet, but if I do, clean install is my way.

[qamelian]

Clean install is always the best option, cause you know nothing will be in conflict. I haven't decided if I want to upgrade yet, but if I do, clean install is my way.

Not always true. As I have stated before, there have been three Ubuntu releases that would not install on my hardware from a clean install, but would upgrade in place without any issues at all. As a result, I don't even consider a clean install any more except on test boxes, unless there is a major change such as the switch from ext3 to ext4 filesystem.

[Elfy]

I'll be upgrading the laptop. The desktop 12.04 partition will be 13.04 in short order and the 12.10 will just get updated from wherever the last update was.

[exploder]

I plan on staying with the LTS release because it runs well on my hardware and I like the 5 years of support. I do want to look at 12.10 to see the improvements to Unity first hand though. I always do a clean install with any release to save myself the trouble of having to fix things.

[mips]

I'm already on 12.10 beta but it's a bumpy road

[Gremlinzzz]

Well if its similar to 12.04,I'll install the newest version
of Xubuntu

[vexorian]

I am not able to decide between doing a clean install or keeping LTS.

The good thing about LTS is that its repositories will last for 5 years. Have to decide between upgrading every 6 months or keep LTS for a good amount of years.

After years of many dist-upgrades. I have decided not to ever, ever, do a upgrade again. Clean installs are... well, much cleaner. And not a huge headache.

[Frogs Hair]

Clean installations are my preference. Once bitten forever shy.

[drawkcab]

I'm thinking of a clean install on my primary laptop. Right now I'm running xfce but I'd like to give gnome shell or unity a shot with 12.10.

Sticking with 12.04 + gnome shell on my htpc though.