[ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04LTS

[Saaz Rai]

I recommend that you do a fresh install as you'll not be able to enjoy the
full features of Lucid otherwise which includes EXT4, GRUB2 etc.

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Bhavani Shankar R <bhavi at ubuntu.com>wrote:

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> 2010/5/12 Mallikarjun <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com>
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> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:57 AM, ashish makani <ashish.makani at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi folks
>> > On one of my university machines, we have an older Ubuntu version 8.04
>> LTS
>> > I want to upgrade to the latest 10.04 release(lucid lynx).
>> > I think  i have 2 options
>> > 1. Using the update manager
>> > Is there a way to upgrade directly to 10.04 using Upgrade manager ?
>> > When i run Update manager, it shows release 8.10 is available.
>> > Do I have to upgrade, release by release,
>> > 8.04 ==> 8.10,
>> > 8.10 ==> 9.04
>> > 9.04 ==> 9.10,
>> > & then 9.10 ==> 10.04
>>
>> This is ridiculous!!! Don't every try that in your vaguest
>> imaginations/dreams. :P
>>
>> I feel this is how you go about it (I donno if it works)
>>
>> Open "Software Sources" --> Go to "Updates tab" --> at bottom you can
>> see show distribution release and select  "Long term support release"
>> over "Normal release"
>>
>> And try Alt+F2 "update-manager -d"
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>> > 2. Installing from CD ?
>> > The other option that i thought of is, burning the 10.04 iso on a cd/dvd
>> , &
>> > try to install from cd.
>> >
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>> Safer allways than network upgrade
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>> > I am kind of a linux/ubuntu n00b & want to upgrade to 10.04 fast, with
>> as
>> > little effort as possible :)
>>
>> never feel so...
>>
>> > Which one do you experience Ubuntu hackers  recommend ?
>> > Are there other better ways ?
>> > Advice/Links/Suggestions/Comments welcome
>>
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> I'd go with mallikarjun (network upgrade helps a lot to preserve your dev
> box if you are building deb packages IMO) and to upgrade better go with a
> fresh install (because someone will have a remote chance of breaking
> something with a new release! :D)
>
> Regards
> --
> Bhavani Shankar.R
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> What matters in life is application of mind!,
> It makes great sense to have some common sense..!
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