Hello Vince,   
      
   >> So, I  have resisted upgrading Ubuntu Linux on the BBBS machine which   
   >> currently runs Ubuntu 16.10.    
      
   > Test one's that have a LTS policy and releases.   
      
   That was my thought also. Whatever my choice it would a Linux flavor with   
   extended support.   
      
   >The other in the main have a tendancy of upgrading every 6 - months which is a   
   >right royal pain to deal with as 9 times out of 10 upgrades do not work out as   
   >planned (the disto people or users).    
      
   True... And then they sometimes offer changes (Improvements?) that one sees as   
   downgrade.     
      
   > Ubuntu is one but CentOS may be another and no doubt there are others.   
   > The LTS distros are supported for a five year cycle with a upgrade facility   
   > for the next version of the LTS so should work well BUT do not upgrade for    
   > a few months after release - let other work the bugs out.   
      
   Right now I am either looking at staying with (Actually upgrading to the   
   current LTS version of Ubuntu) or installing CentOS on a spare PC of similar   
   hardware and testing it prior to running/restoring BBBS onto t he machine.   
      
   At the moment I use Linux Mint on the PC that I do my daily desktop PC'ing.   
      
      
   Jeff   
      
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