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. -- SIMON IVES <a href="http://www.simonives.info">www.simonives.info</a> --------------------------------- Please consider the environment before printing this email or any attachments.