Hi :)
The 12.04 LTS has 'only' 2 years official support left. However it
has had more of the equivalent of "Service Packs" so it should be a
lot smoother. By the time the official support runs out there will be
2 choices to upgrade to = the 14.04 and the 16.04, both LTSes.
If you look at the Dis
Hi :)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is officially supported for another 4 years, which is
a massive advantage over other distros. I hadn't thought about that
factor at all.
I think quite a lot of people upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu
every 2 years = so jumping from 1 of their LTS releases to the next
w
Hi :)
Ubuntu is a very popular system and widely known outside in the wider
world so it might be easier for your software providers to support.
So it might well be a good choice.
However Ubuntu does have a very different Desktop Environment (=DE) so
it looks very different from what you are used t