Yes, your right in that easyubuntu and automatix did in fact break the upgrade path to edgy.
However, that said, it's my understanding that the devs have been thoughtful about what they want ubuntu to be. They didn't want to restrict the end user's freedom about what they could or could not load. So I think they would test the upgrade path with third-party add-ons this time around. --Rob On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 14:07 -0400, Simon Ruiz wrote: > I'm looking forward to meeting you all, as well. > > Generally speaking, the only time I've had issues doing an upgrade between > Ubuntu versions has been when I went and used Automatix to install stuff. > Since then, I've learned that Automatix and EasyUbuntu are sort of known for > breaking the upgrade path. So, in practice you shouldn't have to re-install > it every 5 years, just do a version upgrade which requires a reboot. > > On the plus side, it basically said "Oops, we're not sure why, but we can't > upgrade you to 6.10, so here's your original 6.06 desktop back". Which was > nice, cause I was fearing my desktop being bricked when it failed that far > through the upgrade process. > > However, I myself don't really mind install processes. They're sort of > meditative :-). > > I don't have to scrounge around looking for a product key...or babysit the > process the whole time...not to mention, it's not NECESSARY to do a scorched > earth reinstall every few months because you KNOW your desktop is going to > start slowing down, becoming unresponsive, and crashing randomly...I'd much > rather do an upgrade every six months to get a slicker desktop environment. > > It's also nice that you can set /home as a different partition and not have > to worry about shuffling personal data around... > > Mmmmm...Linux... > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of FWP mail > Sent: Wed 3/14/2007 9:34 AM > To: Fort Wayne Linux Users Group > Subject: Re: [fwlug] March Fort Wayne LUG meeting > > > > Great news about the move Simon. Looking forward to seeing you at the > May meeting <g> > > But actually I am quite taken with the Red Hat Server distro. I have > not had to reinstall in the 2 years since I have had it ... yet it is > currently completely 'up to date' with their current distro through > their version of Up2Date which keeps things ... well ... up to date <g> > > But I like Ubuntu for desktops ... at least for now. Doing an upgrade > very so often is not much of an issue for a desktop ... at least when it > is set up with that in mind <wink> > > MikeD > > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
