Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

[Paul Gear]

On 17/04/10 18:30, Mitch Towner wrote:
> ...
> Hi Geoffrey,
> I believe that "option 2" would be your best plan of attack. You can
> load the files from your backup copy of your old home  directory.
>
> That's basically what I do as I've never really had much luck with
> upgrading. I prefer to do a fresh install for a new release&  copy
> across my backed up data.
Hi Geoffrey,

Please be aware that Mitch's experience with upgrades is certainly not a 
"normal" experience.  Ubuntu (and Debian, from which it originated) is 
designed to be easily upgraded.  My laptop has been upgraded from hardy 
-> intrepid (not very long spent there) -> jaunty -> karmic and i have 
been very happy with the success of upgrades.

(This may not change which option you choose, but please don't assume 
that upgrades are bad - they aren't.)

Also, be aware that the first month after a stable release will probably 
result in quite a number of packages being updated to fix important 
bugs.  If your ISP plan has an off-peak time, you may want to leave your 
PC on overnight and schedule updates to occur then.

Paul

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