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Anyone use ubuntu 7.10

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Yeah I just noticed this release. So is anyone using it. Do you think it is worth the upgrade. Is it any better from the previous version?
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Dont know about ubuntu but I went from debian etch (installed on release day, never updated) to debian sid (current) (i believe each release of ubuntu is based on a snapshot of sid) and it braught a lot of improvements in hardware compatibility and stablity, especially on laptops
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Yeah... new kernels seem to work wonders on laptops...
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newer kernels = better laptop battery life too

(they changed the way it "ticks")

why not download 7.10 and then burn + try it out in livecd mode and if you like it, then upgrade (i think you can do that from the cd?)
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Yah, I got the new 'n installed on my Dell M1330 and most everything worked out of the box. Saved me alot of time
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Yeah, I might do that bennet, it's just that I'll have to set my system up again, i.e configure the graphics cards, user accounts, printers, LAMP, media players.
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i thaught it kept all your stuff?
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I don't get what you mean? Doesn't it wipe the old system?
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dont think so.

I went from one version of redhat to another using the CD and didnt lose any of my users or home directories, so i assume debian-based distros are the same.
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upgrading to 7.10 is as easy as clicking a button.
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
this tutorial is pretty simple.
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