Does anyone NOT upgrade when the newest K/X/Ubuntu comes out? In not, why not?
I upgrade to the newest Ubuntu while it is still in the womb
I upgrade as soon as the beta is ready
I upgrade on the release day
I upgrade after the heat from the servers has died down a bit
I wait to see if there are issues before upgrading to the newest one
I only upgrade when there is a new LTS available
I upgrade once my support expires
I am still using the version I started with (and it is not 9.04 or 9.10)
Does anyone NOT upgrade when the newest K/X/Ubuntu comes out? In not, why not?
I have Ubuntu working just fine. For me, there's no compelling reason to upgrade, but since I jumped in at 8.10, I plan to upgrade to the next LTS version, probably a month or two after it comes out.
I usually get the new development when it enters beta stage and run it on my spare hard drive. I still prefer rolling releases though, hence why I don't use kubuntu any more
I have three different puters, each running a different version.
Hardy on my desktop.
Intrepid on my laptop.
And Jaunty on my Eee PC.
I usually wait at least a couple weeks to upgrade when a new release comes out, or when I get bored and need something to do.
Everything is running flawlessly at this point though, so I haven't felt the need to upgrade and break what works.
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I usually like to upgrade to get newer versions of software, but I don't think I'll upgrade again until the next LTS. Unless something so amazing I can't live without gets added, I'll be on Jaunty for a while.
I did upgrade for the first couple of releases, which took me to Hardy. Since then, I've decided to stay with what works, partly because I've got a number of compiled packages and personal tweaks that I don't want to redo.
So, I'll upgrade to "Loping Lizard" when the time comes, but not necessarily straight away.
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I tend to avoid the upgrade router specifically, and instead go for the 'backup my data, smoke the drive and install fresh from CD route'. Works a hell of a lot better for me that way.
This time is the first time I've intentionally held back on upgrading server, however - I upgraded my little server that I use to host a home-brewed application of my own, and that went fine, but the other server doesn't have a working CD-ROM, and 9.04 installed from USB just ain't working yet, so the big file server gets to stick with 8.10 until the kinks get worked out of installing from USB.
I'm not upgrading since the last time I've upgraded (from 8.04 to 8.10) it broke my system and they forced KDE 4.x on me. So I downgraded to 8.04 again and will probably wait for the next LTS release. Be aware that I only upgraded one box 6 months ago from 6.10 to 8.04. Keeping a stable system is more important then new or improved functions within Ubuntu. Most of them I do not use.
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I think you have a biased survey sample.
You're more likely to find people who do frequent upgrades and go for the cutting edge in a forum whose primary membership consists of people invested in sharing tips and tricks with each other and generally being concerned with Ubuntu and Linux developments.
You're less likely to find people who just install an LTS release and then stick with it. Most of those people won't be spending a lot of time on a support forum (either supporting or asking for support). They'll just be using their computers.
I usually wait a few weeks/months for some of the bugs to get worked out.
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