Upgrading from 8.04 to 9.04

[Steven O'Reilly]

I upgraded a desktop last week using the update manager and the mirror
at my ISP (iprimus).  It was a two step process, automatic upgrade
from LTS 8.04 to 8.10, then 8.10 to 9.04 no problems with any settings
etc.

This system had been out of action for a couple of months and my ISP
does not count this as part of my usage.

It did take a while to download and install everything (about 4-6 hrs
for each upgrade), so if you want something up and running quickly
then a CD/DVD/USB is faster.



Steven

ps.  sorry about replying to simon instead of list

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Simon Ives <simon at simonives.info> wrote:
> I agree, updating works wonderfully with Ubuntu.  One of my notebooks has
> been running Ubuntu since 6.x, has been upgraded with every release, and now
> runs 9.04 fine.
>
> I've got a 2gb USB thumb drive that I use for updating.  I have the latest
> stable image that I can boot from to test how things work 'out of the box'
> and subsequently scour the forums etc. for any fixes that I may need.  On
> the same USB thumb drive I keep the latest alternate image to upgrade from.
> The USB thumb drive is good for fixing/upgrading unresponsive systems too.
>
> If you don't want to upgrade via the net (bandwidth or account metering
> concerns etc.) then download the alternate image.  You then mount the image
> and follow the on-screen upgrade instructions.
>
> To mount the image execute (with the correct path):
>
> sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom0
>
> if the upgrade screen isn't then displayed execute:
>
> gksu "sh /cdrom0/cdromupgrade"
>
> I've never upgraded while skipping a stable release though (e.g. 8.04 ->
> 9.04) so I've got no advice or experience there.
>
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