Subj : Remmina RDP
To   : Ky Moffet
From : Barry Martin
Date : Sat May 18 2024 07:54:00


Hi Ky!

(Originally to Mike)
 > I'd guess a mix of all that!  I'm sort of learned to test new stuff on a
 > Virtual Machine because if don't like it or misconfigured easier to
 > blast the VM -- the uninstall, purge, etc., processes don't always
 > remove all traces.
 KM> Assuming you can get it to install and run in the VM. You should
 KM> hear my VM War Stories....

I don't play all that much but have had a few instances where it just 
doesn't play nice.  I've also been using Raspberry Pi's for a disposable
machine.  No, not going to toss the Pi itself, but can overwrite the SD 
card and so remove all traces of the failed experiment.


 > Yes, the 'rolling upgrade process' can be a litte detail-filled!
 KM> "Rolling" is supposed to refer to the software, not the server
 KM> cabinet!

Only when forget to set the brakes on the cabinet's wheels!  


 KM> I've come to greatly prefer a rolling distro for an everyday
 KM> desktop. There are NO UPGRADES and therefore NO REINSTALLS.
 KM> Someone took the oldest extant PCLOS from 2010 to 2021 (I think
 KM> it was) using only the rolling update process via Synaptic, and
 KM> only twice did he have to stop and twiddle something at the
 KM> command line. But normally it's just click-the-usuals, go away
 KM> for a while, and it's done.
 KM> The other advantage is that problems get fixed NOW, not when the
 KM> next major version rolls around.

That option has advantages and disadvantages.  I do like the 'fixed
now', assuming it doesn't break something else.  (Of course the latter
is a possibility any time.)  Ubuntu does have LivePatch, which is
probably your fix-it-now.

Around here I'd prefer manual version upgrades, meaning to go from
version 22 to version 23, not the more-minor updates.  Have had old
computers no longer work properly with upgrades: IMO not a fault of the
OS, though one could say it didn't check for compatibility.  


 KM> The downside is you have to do your updates regularly, because it
 KM> can get out of sync if you let things go too long. (Tho Synaptic
 KM> at least is pretty good at squaring things up.) But it's fast
 KM> enough, given it's usually small, to do 'em often.
 
Agree: though with the limited experience I have it seems Ubuntu does a 
reasonable job: it seems one can take a 'basic' version (say 22.04.03), 
which does the installaion and original versions, then at the end of the
installation ask for the updates and it will d/l umpteen files, od the 
magic, and now 22.04.39.  (Making up the numbers.)


 KM> So my experience is that overall, rolling is more stable, because
 KM> it's always up to date and there are never any major upheavals.

I can see thar.


 KM> Speaking therewhich, I need to do the twice-yearly version
 KM> upgrade on the Fedora system, which I keep forgetting because
 KM> it's an overnight job (sometimes two nights) and takes some
 KM> babysitting before it gets going. Grrr.
 
And if you're like me the babysitting is the major part of the delay!  
Good reason to have two monitors so can have one on the upgrading system
and the other for while-I'm-sitting-here-do-e-mail, etc.


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