Re: [Evolution] Evolution not starting (SanthanaKrishnan)

2015-01-14 Thread Tom, Yahoo
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

Re: [Evolution] Evolution not starting (SanthanaKrishnan)

2015-01-14 Thread Tom, Yahoo
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

Re: [Evolution] Evolution not starting (SanthanaKrishnan)

2015-01-10 Thread Tom, Yahoo
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