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Quantal backported kernel in 12.04.2? What's going on there?
I'm sure that I'm not the first and/or only one to notice that 12.04.2, released earlier this year, installs by default a backported 3.5 kernel from the Quantal (12.10) release.
I'm surprised to see ...
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Which version of Debian are Ubuntu LTS releases based on?
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The base of the operating system, Debian, comes in three versions: Stable, Testing and Unstable. Normally, Ubuntu is based on Testing; the LTS releases are based on Stable.
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Is it possible to skip an LTS upgrade?
If you want to upgrade from 10.10 to 12.04, then you'll need to follow the upgrade path; 10.10 > 11.04 > 11.10 > 12.04. However, with LTS versions, you can upgrade directly, so that you can upgrade ...
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What's the deal with point releases in LTS versions?
There are so called point releases for LTS versions of Ubuntu. 10.04.3 for instance.
What are those point releases releases about?
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Pros and Cons of LTS Vs. Normal Release [duplicate]
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What's the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?
I installed Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) today. At the moment, I do not wish to upgrade to ...
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Software versions of LTS and non-LTS releases synced from Debian
I read that LTS releases are based on Debian testing while non-LTS releases are based on Debian unstable. Given the long release cycle of Debian, is it possible for some software to be of a more ...
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What's the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?
What are the differences between a Ubuntu Long Term Support Release (LTS) and a Normal Release?
