[ltp] How safe is ubuntu 11.10?

Shyam Sundar T R linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 5 Nov 2011 17:02:21 +0530


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I've got a T520 with Intel Core i5-2540 and have been running 11.10 without
problems for more than a month now.


On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM,
<linux-thinkpad-request@linux-thinkpad.org>wrote:

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>   1. How safe is ubuntu 11.10? (Steven J. Owens)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:56:22 +0000
> From: "Steven J. Owens" <thinkpad@darksleep.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] How safe is ubuntu 11.10?
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> Folks,
>
>     I have a thinkpad t520 with nvidia/optimus, Intel Core i7-2720QM
> Processor (2.20GHz, 6MB L3), 8 gigs of memory and all the trimmings.
>
>     I've been running ubuntu 10.4 LTS because I found the main ubuntu
> release to be a pain - too frequently the dist-upgrades caused odd
> hardware problems.  Nobody mentioned the problems _before_ I upgraded,
> but after I ran into them and did a lot of googling, I'd eventually
> find that they afflicted other thinkpad owners.
>
>     However, for various reasons I need to upgrade to a more recent
> release.  For once, I'd like to find out - *before* I jump out the
> window - about hardware gotchas.  Anybody know how to check for this?
>
>     I'm also considering upgrading to 11.4, instead of 11.10, because
> I've observed in the past that the hardware issues I mention above
> tend to take a few months to get sorted out...
>
>
> --
> Steven J. Owens
> puff@darksleep.com / (412) 401-8060 cell
> | "I'm going to make broad, sweeping generalizations and strong,
> |  declarative statements, because otherwise I'll be here all night and
> |  this document will be four times longer and much less fun to read.
> |  Take it all with a grain of salt."
> |  - http://darksleep.com/notablog
>
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Regards
trss

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I&#39;ve got a T520 with Intel Core i5-2540 and have been running 11.10 wit=
hout problems for more than a month now.<div><br></div><div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:linux-thinkpad-request@linux-thinkpad.org">linux-thinkpad-re=
quest@linux-thinkpad.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

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 =A0 1. How safe is ubuntu 11.10? (Steven J. Owens)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:56:22 +0000<br>
From: &quot;Steven J. Owens&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:thinkpad@darksleep.=
com">thinkpad@darksleep.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org">linux-thinkpad@lin=
ux-thinkpad.org</a><br>
Subject: [ltp] How safe is ubuntu 11.10?<br>
Reply-To: <a href=3D"mailto:linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org">linux-thinkp=
ad@linux-thinkpad.org</a><br>
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Folks,<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0 I have a thinkpad t520 with nvidia/optimus, Intel Core i7-2720QM<b=
r>
Processor (2.20GHz, 6MB L3), 8 gigs of memory and all the trimmings.<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0 I&#39;ve been running ubuntu 10.4 LTS because I found the main ubu=
ntu<br>
release to be a pain - too frequently the dist-upgrades caused odd<br>
hardware problems. =A0Nobody mentioned the problems _before_ I upgraded,<br=
>
but after I ran into them and did a lot of googling, I&#39;d eventually<br>
find that they afflicted other thinkpad owners.<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0 However, for various reasons I need to upgrade to a more recent<br=
>
release. =A0For once, I&#39;d like to find out - *before* I jump out the<br=
>
window - about hardware gotchas. =A0Anybody know how to check for this?<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0 I&#39;m also considering upgrading to 11.4, instead of 11.10, beca=
use<br>
I&#39;ve observed in the past that the hardware issues I mention above<br>
tend to take a few months to get sorted out...<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Steven J. Owens<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:puff@darksleep.com">puff@darksleep.com</a> / (412) 401-80=
60 cell<br>
| &quot;I&#39;m going to make broad, sweeping generalizations and strong,<b=
r>
| =A0declarative statements, because otherwise I&#39;ll be here all night a=
nd<br>
| =A0this document will be four times longer and much less fun to read.<br>
| =A0Take it all with a grain of salt.&quot;<br>
| =A0- <a href=3D"http://darksleep.com/notablog" target=3D"_blank">http://d=
arksleep.com/notablog</a><br>
<br>
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></blockquote><div>=A0</div>Regards<br clear=3D"all">trss=A0</div></div>

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