Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

[Mitch Towner]

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On 18/04/10 01:18, Paul Gear wrote:
> 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
> 

As Paul kindly pointed out (thanks Paul) & I unintentionally left out of
my first reply - please do not take my experience with upgrades as "the
norm". This is just my personal experience & is most likely due to user
error &/or some other strange thing that I have done. I simply like to
"wipe the slate clean" as I install a lot of experimental & unsupported
software from various sources. The vast majority of users upgrade
without any problems :)

Mitch Towner
http://mitchtowner.net/
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