[Bug 993430] [NEW] Upgrades

bodhi.zazen bodhi.zazen at ubuntu.com
Wed May 2 17:42:51 UTC 2012


Public bug reported:

This is a feature request / suggestion

Please consider adding a warning with upgrading to a new distro,
upgrades can fail for any number of reasons and debugging a failed
upgrade can be difficult to impossible.

Users should be advise to back up their data and be prepared to perform
a fresh install / restore from backup in the event of failure.

Even better, offer to make a backup of /home prior to the upgrade.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Upgrades

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is a feature request / suggestion

  Please consider adding a warning with upgrading to a new distro,
  upgrades can fail for any number of reasons and debugging a failed
  upgrade can be difficult to impossible.

  Users should be advise to back up their data and be prepared to
  perform a fresh install / restore from backup in the event of failure.

  Even better, offer to make a backup of /home prior to the upgrade.

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