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Ubuntu 14.04 download (Original Post) madokie Apr 2014 OP
It is important to note that 14.04 is a Long Term Support version. PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #1
I'm sure it will be as stable as most LTS versions have been defacto7 Apr 2014 #2
I've been using it in Beta2 and updating faithfully Adelante Apr 2014 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. It is important to note that 14.04 is a Long Term Support version.
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 04:54 PM
Apr 2014

People who don't like to do frequent major upgrades often wait for those.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS

defacto7

(13,610 posts)
2. I'm sure it will be as stable as most LTS versions have been
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 01:05 AM
Apr 2014

but I tend to wait about 2 months for the less obvious itchy scratchys to get worked out unless I'm on bug hunting duty. I'm not this roll out.

Adelante

(28,394 posts)
3. I've been using it in Beta2 and updating faithfully
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 10:15 AM
Apr 2014

I don't think I'll even reinstall from the final release isos. Aside from some expected glitches at the beginning, everything smoothed out rapidly and I've had no issues with Unity or Lubuntu whatsoever. Both beautifully stable. I also ran Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 and liked it a lot. It, too, was very stable. With that one, though, I was unable to sort out Netflix, and having tried the several fixes available, lost patience. (This is not, however, an issue for most computers, I gather. So no reason to avoid using Ubuntu Gnome 14.04, based on my comments.) Today I install the final release of Xubuntu 14.04 and will put it through its paces. I've lost a little love for Xfce lately, not sure why. We'll see if 14.04 changes that. Finally, on the subject of 14.04 base, if you're adventurous and reasonably experienced, Deepin 2014 is a great beauty; it's in ALPHA and not recommended for production at this time. I look forward to seeing what Linux Mint Cinnamon can do on 14.04. All in all, 14.04 is the very best Ubuntu ever, in my opinion. It should do wonders for a whole lot of Ubuntu-based distros.

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