[clue-tech] Ubuntu repositories

[Louis Miller]

Hello,

    I looked on the Ubuntu wiki, about the Ubuntu repositories. Since, I 
dislike Karmic Koala, and want to continue using Jaunty Jackalope for 
the foreseeable future, I wondered how recent the versions of software 
would be. According to the Ubuntu wiki, if I understood it correctly, 
the repositories would contain software for Jaunty and nothing newer. Is 
that correct?

    If that is right, then what are my options for installing newer 
software? The website seems to suggest that installing newer software on 
an older version of Ubuntu would make the system unstable. Is there any 
truth to that? I guess if you are installing software that has been 
tested thoroughly and the OS has been tested thoroughly, then it should 
all work flawlessly.

    I went into software sources, and there doesn't seem to be a way to 
enable repositories from newer versions. I'm still using Jaunty 
Jackalope on my desktop. Has anyone else had this problem?

Louis