On 03/05/10 19:39, Clive A Wills wrote: > I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 and can now up-grade via Update Manager to 10.04 > but need to confirm:- > I have 3 separate partitions for Ubuntu, Linux swap and /Home. > > When upgrading the system am I correct that I can just upgrade Ubuntu > system (sda3), then point to '/Home' (sda5) when requested ensuring that > 'format' is not ticked, without destroying the original /home files? > > At the moment I don't have enough room to make a separate partition or > separate external HD to backup the 'old' /Home to, as it's too big. > > Clive > The network upgrade via Update Manager will sort everything out and stick with your existing partitions. This is the best way to upgrade. However, using a CD to upgrade will require more information but it will prompt you.
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