zero2dash
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I'm in the process of migrating from Windows over to Ubuntu MATE 16.04.2 LTS which appears to be "the distro for me" (after testing maybe a dozen).
Just a general question -
Several of the apps from the official repository that I use are out of date (compared to the ones I use on Windows).
GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, HomeBank to name a few.
I've found PPA's on Canonical's PPA site, https://launchpad.net/.
From the limited amount of resources I've found online so far, people basically have said adding PPA's is OK as long as you know what you're doing. I understand that basically, the official PPA is going to install the apps as Canonical has tested them with the OS, but obviously, I can add PPA's and update the software, and 'void my warranty'.
Just curious what anyone here thinks....good idea? Bad idea?
I would think that adding PPA's (at least like in this case, from an actual Canonical site), would be "safe".
Just a general question -
Several of the apps from the official repository that I use are out of date (compared to the ones I use on Windows).
GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, HomeBank to name a few.
I've found PPA's on Canonical's PPA site, https://launchpad.net/.
From the limited amount of resources I've found online so far, people basically have said adding PPA's is OK as long as you know what you're doing. I understand that basically, the official PPA is going to install the apps as Canonical has tested them with the OS, but obviously, I can add PPA's and update the software, and 'void my warranty'.
Just curious what anyone here thinks....good idea? Bad idea?
I would think that adding PPA's (at least like in this case, from an actual Canonical site), would be "safe".