Will Ubuntu adopt the rolling publishing method?

According to OStatic, MarkShuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, told reporters that a new version may be released every six months to the daily release method, that is, the rolling release method (RollingRelease ). The advantage of this change is that it can help Ubuntu keep up with increasingly complex changes in hardware and software, especially to allow Ubuntu to find its own location on more mobile and handheld devices. Shuttleworth said more services and

According to OStatic, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, told reporters that a new version may be released every six months and changed to the daily Release method, that is, the Rolling Release method ). The advantage of this change is that it can help Ubuntu keep up with increasingly complex changes in hardware and software, especially to allow Ubuntu to find its own location on more mobile and handheld devices.

Shuttleworth said that more services and software will develop rapidly through the Ubuntu Software Center in the next few years. He explained: "in an Internet-oriented world, we need to be able to release some new things every day. For Ubuntu, it can make the development cycle full of anger. For users, you can reduce the waiting time for updates to an important application, and avoid the risk of re-installation or upgrade every six months. More importantly, embedded device manufacturers can regularly update their systems using Ubuntu, which will help Canonical meet these service providers.

Of course, if you really want to make this change, it will basically change the entire Ubuntu job process and philosophy. for developers, more work is required to update software packages. Of course, Ubuntu will still regularly provide the latest ISO image files for new users or users who want to reinstall them.

At present, the Ubuntu new version is released every six months. Each version has a code and version number, and the version number comes from the release date. In addition, the well-known Linux distributions using the Rolling Release method currently include Archlinux, Gentoo, and PCLinuxOS. The advantage of this Release method is that there is no cross-version upgrade concept, through updates, systems in any period can be smoothly updated to the latest version.

Currently, Canonical has not released a formal official announcement for this message. However, in the end, if we weigh the pros and cons, this change may bring more value to users and collaborators.