Upgrading

[David Hart]

On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 10:53:13AM -0500, Patrick Newberry wrote:
> I currently have the desk top release 5.4 and am thinking up going to
> 5.10
> 
> I would like to install the server version since, I would like to use
> apache, php and mysql for my studies. I also have zope installed which I
> notice comes with 5.10 server version. 
> 
> But I also like some of the desk top apps as well. I mean I still need
> to check my email, surf the web etc. 
> 
> So if I install the server version, what desk top apps do I get (open
> office etc?)

I wouldn't expect the server version to come with anything for the
desktop as desktop stuff is quite bulky (think X).
 
> Or is it much easier to install the desk top version (5.10) and then use
> apt-get to install the server items I need, like apache, php, mysql and
> such.
> 
> Or can you specify both. 

A desktop install actually includes a base server install.
 
> I was thinking that a fresh install would be easier than an upgrade. 

I tend to dist-upgrade my servers as once I've set them up I don't
change them very much, I need the continuity of service and there
are usually many fewer packages involved.

I'm more inclined to do a fresh install with a desktop especially if
I've been fiddling around with them a lot and accumulated a load of
'crud'.  But I've had a lot of success with dist-upgrade on desktops,
too.
 
> Also one other note: I'm on a very slow dial up for the install so I
> need to do as much from the cd as I can.

I would get the desktop version as that will require much less
downloading for the server bits that aren't included.

-- 
David Hart <ubuntu at tonix.org>