On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 8:51 PM, John Jason Jordan <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:29:30 -0700
> Tony Rick <[email protected]> dijo:
>
> >Alternate install images (along with some install features like RAID
> >support) were dropped for the 12.10 launch.  There is a lot of chatter
> >about it out there, and lot's o' disappointment. Canonical giveth and
> >Canonical taketh away.
>
> The alternate images have been handy to me at the Clinic. On more than
> one occasion someone has wanted to upgrade from whatever Ubuntu they
> currently have to the latest. We don't have a lot of bandwidth at Free
> Geek, but the Alternate images allow an upgrade from CD rather than
> over the net connection. Are you telling me that the Alternate images
> will be no longer? if so, how can I upgrade an existing Ubuntu without
> a net connection?
>
>
You can make a Live USB or Live DVD the alternates were removed to simplify
things the current images will allow a offline upgrade from later versions
without issue. I will have printed DVD's hopefully by Friday providing U.S.
Customs doesn't sit on them on the East Coast.

-- 
*Benjamin Kerensa*
*http://benjaminkerensa.com*
*"I am what I am because of who we all are" - Ubuntu*
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