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Nice plug for your business....
You get more up to date packages more quickly with Ubuntu.
No, I have test server with SolusVM Beta. I have extra server and most of time I like to try new OS.
Yeah you basically get debian unstable so that's hardly surprising. So you get newer packages but with less testing. Maybe it's just me but i wouldn't call that an advantage.
Support for live kernel patching (as mentioned above) is a solid argument in favor of Ubuntu but beyond that i seriously don't know. VNC has been mentioned but unless you are dead set on Unity (i think that's still the DE of Ubuntu) i don't see how this is relevant as you can have the same setup on Debian.
There is really nothing here worthy of an " OMG"
I am excited to see Ubuntu 18 and I am so excited. I don't know why most of are sad (you, AlyssaD, AnthonySmith - Maybe old people do not like change)
Running 17.10 atm for reasons I can't remember why. I prefer the LTS releases and will upgrade to 18.04 when the guinea pigs who install it over the next few weeks finds any bugs.
AutoBoot.
Pizza Boy (Slice)
Time to bug @Francisco to add it to his list of templates :P
As the OP mentioned, the DE is now GNOME again. Unity is still available in the repository, but it's no longer the chosen DE.
Not so hard to set up a password for root and then to use su. :-)
Is it actually released yet?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED YET and is not recommended for use on production systems or on your primary computers yet.
I have the feeling that people on LET don't get so excited about new Linux (or BSD) distribution releases. I guess that there are still many Debian 7 and/or CentOS 6 users around here. (Which is okay. :-) )
Well, the day isn't yet over, so there's still hope, but unfortunately, a last-minute bug has been discovered:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntukylin/+bug/1767067
We'll see, let's hope for the best.
Well at least this time they caught it and didn't brick a bunch of systems again.
Hm... their wiki doesn't indicate that 18.04 LTS is live.
On the other hand, I'm hoping .NET Core projects built as a Self Contained Deployment would run on 18.04...
In search of hosting with 18.04 lts ISO available. My current host is dragging their feet, looking to switch. /s
someone around here only supported EOL/ almost EOL OS
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It's been officially released as per ubuntu-announce mailing list.
The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce our seventh long-term support
release, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core. lalala etc
sudo update-manager -cd, and it's finally done
Ubuntu 18.04 looks great.
The minimal vm install preseed is nice for vps usage when installing from iso.
You support EOL/ .. hmm
I am not sure If this type of installation method was introduced before Ubuntu 18 server but It is really nice and GUI does not use too much bandwidth. Very simple.
LTS Yes!
As the OP mentioned, the server edition has a new installer.
Yeah, until now, it was hard to install a more trimmed-down desktop, so the "Minimal installation" is useful. (If this is what you're referring to.)
I was referring to this actually.
For a trimmed down desktop, Lubuntu is best for that imho. With only default settings Lubuntu will install from it's 64 bit alternate iso and run happily on a 256MB ram VPS, which is fantastic.
What does it actually do?
It installs a true minimal system, low ram usage, low disk usage. And if you are on a lowend VPS, this is the only mode that will actually install and boot successfully without any fuss.
If you remember Ubuntu JeOS, this is basically the successor to that.