[Ubuntu] Moving Xenial packages to Stable ppa

[Alex M]

On 5/15/19 09:22, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
> On 5/15/19 6:09 PM, Alex M wrote:
>> On 5/15/19 02:02, Bas Couwenberg wrote:
>>> On 2019-05-15 10:53, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>>> Wondering if we should keep QGIS 2.x in the stable ppa or move to 3.x
>>>
>>> QGIS 2.x is EOL, so 3.x is preferred.
>>
>> As long as there is still a repo that has 2.x for Xenial, does QGIS.org
>> still have this? There are still workflows that break under 3.x, getting
>> fewer every day but I know my lab is still in transition between due to
>> missing features and regressions in 3.
> 
> These exist, but unsure for how long:
> 
>  https://qgis.org/ubuntu-ltr-2.18/
>  https://qgis.org/ubuntugis-ltr-2.18/
> 
>> Seems 3.x LTS in Unstable, latest release from QGIS.org, and 2.x in
>> Stable would keep all options open.
> 
> As long as those stable users understand that they are on their own in
> case of issues, they cannot rely on us or upstream for fixes.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Bas
> 

Correct, no one on 2.x expects fixes. We just expect to be able to
continue using, and therefore installing 2.x with ubuntugis deps (gdal)
until the time that 3 can completely be used instead.

I recommend we keep 2.x stable for Xenial for a few more months.

Thanks,
Alex