I agree with you. But will updates like firefox 2 and a lot of other program's be available as update for dapper?
Cody Somerville wrote: > I'm going to mark Edgy as unstable. That is: > > 6.10, codename Edgy Eft (stable release) > <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/6.10/release/> > > > to > > 6.10, codename Edgy Eft (unstable release) > <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/6.10/release/> > > > > I think we can all agree Edgy is... Edgy (aka unstable). If anyone > objects, please feel free to change it back. > > Thanks, > > Cody A.W. Somerville > > On 11/8/06, *Vincent* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Oh wait.. It's probably not a general bug. > > > On 11/8/06, *Vincent* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > So if you're familiar with it, how come you got problems :P > > Anyway, I'll remove it to prevent it from happening again. > > > On 11/8/06, *Jelle de Jong* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > quote from website: The method of apt-get dist-upgrade is > still safe for > those who are familiar with it, the issue is only with the > update-manager. > > So I used apt-get dist-upgrade, and I am familiar with it > :-D gives me > the impression that it is save to do a upgrade. > > PS you are right with the k instead of t there are some > spell mistakes. > > Vincent wrote: > > I take it you mean apt-get dist-upgrade, as you multiple > times said > > disk-upgrade (k instead of t). > > > > Also, as for the website: > > > > * > > *NOTICE:* There have been some issues with upgrading > > > > <https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/68027 > > <https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/68027>> > > to Xubuntu 6.10 from Xubuntu 6.06. > > Please review available documentation below before > attempting an > > upgrade. > > > > And > > > > Click here for instructions. > > < > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades#head-11721ced054eda7fabc2bb5bce3bbd447d170dac> > > /At the moment, it is not recommend to use this method, as > there seem to > > be problems > > < > > https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/68027> > > with it./ > > > > /The method of apt-get dist-upgrade > > < > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades#head-0ee455b2d02f220b043c084f09dffb86c1c6bd79> > > is still safe for those who are familiar with it, the > issue is only with > > the update-manager. Please note that you do not need > *ubuntu-desktop*, > > but *xubuntu-desktop*./ > > > > That does not look like saying it is safe to upgrade to me. > > > > On 11/8/06, *Jelle de Jong * < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I thought to day was a good day to migrate form dapper > to edgy, because > > the nice updates in edgy are not available for dapper. > And I wanted to > > do some debugging for edgy. > > > > I am a pretty advanced user of linux and have a lot of > program's and > > scripts installed. > > > > I first tried edgy on my vmware system and it did work. > so i give it a > > try. I made a dd image for backup if things went wrong. > > > > I want to command line mode so i killed gdm en x > > > > sudo apt-get update > > sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop > > sudo apt-get disk-upgrade > > > > Then I configured the apt-get sources for edgy. > > > > sudo apt-get update > > sudo apt-get disk-upgrade > > > > Here we went. Downloaded a lot of stuff > 1GB and > started installing > > > > I noticed that I recieved a lot of errors of these: > > "perl: warning please check local settings" > > I think this had to do with the fact that te program > that sets the local > > settings was not run yet. later when the this program > was run the > > warnings disappear. So someone could fix this "bug" by > first setting > > local language settings for upgrading. > > > > Then it happens the apt-get gives a error and quits > > > > the error was in this package: > > anjunta-2.0.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb > > > > when I retried sudo apt-get disk-upgrade it advised me > to run apt-get -f > > install so I did and it when on. after that i did a > apt-get disk-upgrade > > again and it when further. > > > > I got a warnings that there is something wrong with > font gs.defoma line > > 108. someone could check that. > > > > > > When apt-get tried to restart mysql after upgrading > something it hangs i > > waited 15 minutes and tryied some key combinations but > the pc was dead. > > > > I restarted the pc and the default kernel was broken > and did not start. > > > > I tried another kernel and got it to run single mode > with lot of errors. > > I restarted the apt-get disk-upgrade command > > > > I got a error again and apt-get exits it was a error in the > > gtk-engines-eazel. > > > > I concluded that this was not working. and wanted to > restore my backup > > > > so i tried a dd to restore my image (dd image is stored > on another > > partion) but after a while the system was hanging again > and I had to > > restart. > > > > Now grub was totally down it gives me a error 16 code > and does nothing. > > > > I had not get burned a xubuntu 6.10 cd for a total > clean install so i > > had to go to another pc and burn a alternate disk. > > > > When I tried to load the kernel on the 6.10 alternate > cd I got error: > > apci kernel panic - not syncing. > > > > I can remember this is the same error I got when I > tried the a self > > compiled kernel, the newest from kernel.org > <http://kernel.org> <http://kernel.org>. > > There is a bug somewhere > > with the new kernels and the via epia en12000 hardware. > > > > I did not get tried to start the kernel with options > like pci=noacpi and > > acpi=off. I will do that another time. > > > > So far edgy experiences are very bad. Could some one > please remove the > > fact from the xubuntu.org <http://xubuntu.org> < > http://xubuntu.org> website that a dapper > > to edgy upgrade will go > > fine and give only advice for fresh installs. > > > > I have spend a half a day for this and don't feel for > making bug reports > > other than this somebody other than me has to do that. > > > > Hope edgy will improve in the future or do I have to > wait 6 months for > > the next release? Keep up the good work btw. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Jelle > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > xubuntu-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto: > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Vincent > > > > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > > > > > -- > Vincent > > > > > -- > Vincent > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > > > > > > -- > > > Firefox (www.getfirefox.com <http://www.getfirefox.com>) -- A browser > you can trust > -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
