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On 2023-08-01 13:03, Markus Robert Kessler wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> I run several machines with MGA7. I didn`t want to switch to MGA8,
> because the makers of Mageia were working on MGA9 to release for more
> than two years now, and I waited for MGA9 to directly replace MGA7. That
> was my favourite.
>
> But, as it looks like, MGA9 is still under development. They say, that
> there are still lots of packages that persistently refuse to compile.
>
> Does someone have experience with MGA9 Cauldron yet?
>
> Can this be deployed for normal office applications, VPN, video
> conferencing, some multimedia like cutting videos, playing SW
> synthesizers and such tasks, without the risk that everything turns to
> dust after the next "update testing"?
>
> What, if MGA9 Cauldron will be made to MGA9 stable one day? Can
> everything be kept, and only the package repo definitions have to be
> updated?
>
> Lots of questions, I know :-)
>
> But, I need these machines for doing my job and some MGA7 packages are
> too outdated to be still used. There is also limited feasibility to
> selectively backport newer packages, because the dependencies go through
> the roof.
>
> Thanks for any idea!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Markus
>
>
I have been using Cauldron/MGA9 Plasma as my production install on one
desktop and two laptops for months now. I have found it to be remarkably
stable.
In the early stages of Cauldron development, it`s true that some
applications may get updated in such a way that they "break" existing
settings. But, MGA9 Cauldron is very much past the stage where this is
likely to happen.
I believe the transition from Cauldron to MGA9 Official will be
automatic. I do not recall needing to do anything when MGA8 Cauldron
became Official.
You should be aware that almost immediately after MGA9 is released, work
will begin on Mageia 10. That doesn`t mean that Mageia 10 will come
along and replace Mageia 9 in a few days, weeks, or months. Whenever
Mageia 10 becomes ready, MGA9 will be supported for at least 18 months
after the MGA9 release, or 3 months after the release of Mageia 10,
whichever is longer.
TJ
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