I upgraded a desktop last week using the update manager and the mirror at my ISP (iprimus). It was a two step process, automatic upgrade from LTS 8.04 to 8.10, then 8.10 to 9.04 no problems with any settings etc.
This system had been out of action for a couple of months and my ISP does not count this as part of my usage. It did take a while to download and install everything (about 4-6 hrs for each upgrade), so if you want something up and running quickly then a CD/DVD/USB is faster. Steven ps. sorry about replying to simon instead of list On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Simon Ives <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, updating works wonderfully with Ubuntu. One of my notebooks has > been running Ubuntu since 6.x, has been upgraded with every release, and now > runs 9.04 fine. > > I've got a 2gb USB thumb drive that I use for updating. I have the latest > stable image that I can boot from to test how things work 'out of the box' > and subsequently scour the forums etc. for any fixes that I may need. On > the same USB thumb drive I keep the latest alternate image to upgrade from. > The USB thumb drive is good for fixing/upgrading unresponsive systems too. > > If you don't want to upgrade via the net (bandwidth or account metering > concerns etc.) then download the alternate image. You then mount the image > and follow the on-screen upgrade instructions. > > To mount the image execute (with the correct path): > > sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom0 > > if the upgrade screen isn't then displayed execute: > > gksu "sh /cdrom0/cdromupgrade" > > I've never upgraded while skipping a stable release though (e.g. 8.04 -> > 9.04) so I've got no advice or experience there. > > -- > SIMON IVES > www.simonives.info > --------------------------------- > Please consider the environment > before printing this email or any > attachments. > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
