Matthew, Matthew East wrote:
>>> You could try getting her to do the "download the cd, put it in the >>> drive, follow the instructions" approach, I believe that works. Maybe I should be brave and get her to do this, however, you need to bear in mind that a few months ago she was just learning how to use a mouse! >>> Alternatively, maybe ssh in and do the upgrade for her remotely? I guess my original question was asking if that is a safe thing to do. from the replies, I'm assuming it is. > Sorry, having now read the rest of the thread, I see this has been > extensively discussed already. No problem. All input is useful! > Using the apt-get dist-upgrade method should be acceptable if you are > careful and ensure you have ubuntu-desktop installed, and check the > repository list quite carefully. It's an almost virgin Dapper install with only a couple of extra applications installed (Thunderbird and Gnomebaker, IIRC), so I should be OK in this respect. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
