updating

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:16 AM, steve <sfreilly at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:01 AM, steve <sfreilly at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>>> sudo update-manager -d
>>>
>>> in a terminal to upgrade
>>> --
>>> Steve Reilly
>>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Is this possible from 7.04?
>>
>> L.
>>
>
> never did it, but i dont see why not?  probably have to take it a step
> at a time, first to 7.10, then 8.04.
>
> can anyone test this?
>
>> --
> Steve Reilly
>
> http://reillyblog.com
>
>

You are right, it is the recommended way,

 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UpgradeFromOldVersion

(Although I'd rather perform a fresh install.)

L.