27 May
2009
27 May
'09
11:37 p.m.
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 3:06 PM, <jk(a)jasonkahn.net> wrote:
my question: is there some reason to move up to
ubuntu 9.04 or to use ubuntu studio at all?
re-configuring a vanilla 8.04 (with real-time
kernel, etc) was very easy (and i'm a fairly
low-level linux user). i would suggest this route
if people are having so many problems with ubuntu
9.04.
In my experience 9.04 is a step backward in stability from 8.04. My
work desktop was up for 121 days before I upgraded. Within a week I
have had an X lockup that required a reboot.
In my case I suspect the new open source ATI driver, previously I had
used fglrx.
The main reason to upgrade is hardware support. Many wireless and
sound chipsets work a lot better in 9.04.
I upgraded for the "native" Exchange support in Evolution which is a
complete joke - it crashed as soon as I entered my Exchange
username/password and hit "Authenticate" :-)
There is no reason to upgrade unless you have a specific problem with
earlier releases which is definitely fixed in 9.04.
Lee