In less than two days the new Ubuntu gets released. This time it’s 9.10 aka Karmic Koala. I’ve been running Karmic as my primary desktop system since late August, and while it had something of a… err… personality when i installed it back during Alpha 4 it has since become very nice to deal with. Looking forward to having it finished.
And another thing I’m quite stoked about when it has been released is re-installing my server! Yes, I’m actually looking forward to doing this. I’ve been going over the process in a sandboxed virtual machine, and I think it’s going to be good. I’ll be reformatting the server and moving from Debian to Ubuntu Server instead. Not that Debian is any bad, I just have the feeling I’ll be slightly (0.0005% probably) happier with Ubuntu Server.
I’m stoked about reinstalling my server since it’ll feel good cleaning out the cobwebs. Literally and metaphorically. The server has been puttering away inside my storage for the last year-plus and it’s probably filled with dust and other nasty stuff. I never cease to be impressed by that machine. It’s cobbled together from spare parts that used to be in my desktop, yet it’s like an incredibly faithful dog – it just never quits no matter how much I abuse it.
The Debian-installation has been running since 2003, with upgrades every now and then, but it’s become quite broken and needs a lot of tender loving care to keep running. So, it’ll be nice doing some fall-formatting. Getting rid of all the insecurities when dealing with it. Such as no longer having to worry about “will it come back up after a reboot or is the LILO screwed again?”
Which just goes to show what goofy installation that is. No sane distro has used Lilo for years, and the prospect of switching it to GRUB scares me. But Lilo was default on Woody, which was what that machine was originally installed with. Ho boy.
So, next week perhaps. Don’t panic if you can’t reach me by web, XMPP or mail, it’s just my machine being reinstalled.