Ubuntu 20.04.1

Donut417 · October 18, 2020

My Plex server currently runs Ubuntu 18.04. I was wondering if 20.04.1 is a worthy upgrade. If so, any thing special I need to do before I install it? Keep the in mind my Plex library is stored on a NAS. Plex is the only thing this box is used for.

PorkishPig · October 18, 2020

Considering End of Standard Support is not until 2023, not particularly. You can find a table detailing the package difference between Ubuntu releases at https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu. If you do decide to upgrade to 20.04.1, consider backing up. I've lost one too many servers after upgrading to a major release.

Donut417 · October 18, 2020

12 minutes ago, PorkishPig said:

consider backing up

Nothing really to back up. All data is on a NAS, this box is basically a transcode box. But if Im good till 2023, I guess I wont rush it.

Donut417 · October 23, 2020

7 hours ago, TheJooomes said:

I don't think any hard drive is gonna survive 24/7 operation to see support end

I have hard disks that are that old that work just fine. And for a better part of their lives they have been on 24/7. Plus, its not really about the power on time, but more about how hard the drive works. In my case, not very hard. The most I have is 3 users on my Plex server, and to be honest we also have other streaming providers. As such, most of the time Plex is used as an over glorified DVR.