tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post8904856362364715682..comments2023-11-01T01:09:06.288-06:00Comments on Volatile Minds: Woes with upgrade?Brandon Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227634714412263524noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post-86657682639691048912008-06-26T18:59:00.000-06:002008-06-26T18:59:00.000-06:00I'm not a long-time Linux user but this is just my...I'm not a long-time Linux user but this is just my two cents... is your father's machine set up with /home on a separate partition? I moved my /home to a new partition in March and it was amazing how much more confident I am with dist-upgrades knowing that my data (and settings) are walled off from the package changes. I haven't had great experiences with gui-based upgrades; each release I've usually just ended up reinstalling over the install partition - which is SO much easier to do when /home is elsewhere.Topher Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066350697224951887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post-56449441462713304812008-06-20T06:52:00.000-06:002008-06-20T06:52:00.000-06:00It's more superstition than logic, but I always ru...It's more superstition than logic, but I always run<BR/><BR/>sudo apt-get upgrade<BR/><BR/>Twice before I try <BR/><BR/>sudo apt-get dis-upgrade<BR/><BR/>And I've never had any problems. Also, I've never tried doing a full upgrade outside the command-line environment, but for what it's worth I do have secondhand knowledge of someone who managed to get their box into a VERY bad state using the upgrade GUI.Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734752979330344834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post-50238729659697016962008-06-18T18:16:00.000-06:002008-06-18T18:16:00.000-06:00An alternative to update-manager is "do-release-up...An alternative to update-manager is "do-release-upgrade".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252405816389991237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post-46757741075334356252008-06-18T14:51:00.000-06:002008-06-18T14:51:00.000-06:00I agree with jone: do it incrementally, and use up...I agree with jone: do it incrementally, and use update-manager. It shouldn't take too much longer and is the supported (and "safe") way to upgrade between Ubuntu releases.Samathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754371260179801644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post-10861323471861034322008-06-18T12:53:00.000-06:002008-06-18T12:53:00.000-06:00Wow, convoluted use of shell much??sed -i s/gutsy/...Wow, convoluted use of shell much??<BR/><BR/>sed -i s/gutsy/hardy/ /etc/apt/sources.listslashdotaccounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290555882203363205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234216734688094130.post-32363669789748894972008-06-18T11:30:00.000-06:002008-06-18T11:30:00.000-06:00I've done some upgrades from 7.04 -> 7.10 -> 8.04 ...I've done some upgrades from 7.04 -> 7.10 -> 8.04 without any problems. Do it incrementally, and let update-manager handle it. Should be NP.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573691006811428628noreply@blogger.com