Upgrading from 8.04 to 8.10

[Leviathan433]

I recently bought a little mini with 8.04 installed. I have heard a lot of buzz about 8.10, some good and some bad. Can anyone give me any advice on whether the upgrade is worth it?

What can I expect from Intrepid that Hardy doesn't offer?

[InspiredIndividual]

There are different opinions about this, as you'll easily find if you search these forums for Hardy vs Intrepid, for example. My personal opinion: if you've got everything working as it should and encounter no problems in 8.04, I wouldn't upgrade myself.

To give a somewhat balanced point of view, here are some possible reasons to upgrade to 8.10 Intrepid Ibex:

- wireless may be easier if you've encountered problems with it
- support for some hardware may be better
- tab support for Nautilus

A longer list can be found here: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta#New%20Features%20since%20Ubuntu%208.04
Note that this was written while 8.10 was beta, so some of the bugs at the end of the article may well be fixed now.