<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Is it better to use the latest versions of libraries for development, or should I stick to versions that are available in slightly slower-cadence distros, such as the current Ubuntu LTS?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Pros of sticking to Ubuntu LTS versions:</div><div dir="ltr">It ensures compatibility with more “stable” distros.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cons:</div><div dir="ltr">By the time my new features are ready for production, the next Ubuntu LTS may have been released, which may have moved on to the new versions of libraries anyway, which then means my project is *really* far behind.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">adlo</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 30 Aug 2021, at 11:16, Alistair Buxton <a.j.buxton@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 at 10:50, Simon Steinbeiss <<a href="mailto:simon.steinbeiss@gmail.com" target="_blank">simon.steinbeiss@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div>re: Alistair: I suggest you use something like xfce-test for testing your code.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>xfce-test uses Ubuntu 20.04 and therefore cannot be used for testing until somebody updates it. I tried to update it but it failed to build, and I don't know how to fix it because it is docker.<br></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Alistair Buxton<br><a href="mailto:a.j.buxton@gmail.com" target="_blank">a.j.buxton@gmail.com</a></div></div>
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