Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

Geoffrey gcombes4 at bigpond.com
Thu Apr 22 03:34:58 BST 2010


Thank you all for the excellent advice.
Here are a few comments with respect to individual advice:

Mitch: Excellent. I would seem that I can do this:
1. Upgrade my existing PC with 10.04 from CD, create the list of
packages file and save the home directory to the external HDD.
2. Install 10.04 on to the new PC from CD, install the home directory
from external HDD and then install packages using the command lines. 

Paul: My first Ubuntu version was Jaunty and I up-graded to Karmic
without a problem (except for connecting with Telstra Wireless
Broadband, but that's working now more or less).
Your advice on running overnight to update by schedule is welcomed. I
don't have an off-peak time with my Telstra plan but, as I rarely use
more than 500 Mb of my 1 Gb plan each month, I'm sure that this
procedure is practical.

Geoff Combes




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