Blog: First look at Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 4
Aug 17th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: LinuxUbuntu Kung Fu: Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex is to be Ubuntu’s next release, due in late October this year. It’s gingerly marked as “experimental” and, as with all Ubuntu releases, follows just six months after the previous version—Hardy Heron.
The message is usually that those who want stability and support should stick with the long-term support release, while those who want to help test Ubuntu, and get a taste of cutting-edge software, should try the newer versions. But is this true, or even advisable, in the case of Intrepid?