Should I go for 12.10 or wait for 13.04 , & how will upgrade affect present software?

[ask_]

Thanks again, for replying.
I suppose I will remove LXDE from October 2013 onwards and stick with Unity or go for GNOME shell.
The idea of LTS till 2017 is pretty appealing.

[sudodus]

Thanks again, for replying.
I suppose I will remove LXDE from October 2013 onwards and stick with Unity or go for GNOME shell.
The idea of LTS till 2017 is pretty appealing.

Then you may find this link useful https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseGnomeClassicTweaks

Good luck