DapperUpgrades instructions was(Re: Announcing Beta release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS)

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 09:58:52AM -0700, lloyd at foolswisdom.com wrote:
> To: ubuntu-announce at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Announcing Beta release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
> 
> On 4/20/06, Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> To upgrade from Ubuntu 5.10 to Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Beta, follow these
> > instructions:
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperUpgrades
> >
> 
> These instructions could use some instructional design lovin -- something I
> am not particuarly skilled in. So rather than edit the wiki directly, I will
> post my questions and suggestions here.

Yes, they could.  They were prepared rather hastily in the rush to prepare
the beta release.

> Why is it Dapper Upgrades instead of Dapper Upgrade (singular) or
> DapperUpgradeNotes (consistent with the last release)?

The UpgradeNotes pages were traditionally used to explain extra steps
required for a proper and smooth upgrade (exactly the problem that the new
upgrade tool is meant to solve automatically).

> Could start with a warning that Dapper is beta, and what that means. This is
> answered in different ways on the annoucement thread.
> 
> First mention of Ubuntu 5.10 could include the codename breezy badger.

Sure, I'm happy for the doc team to revise this as appropriate and will
review it and answer questions as needed.

> The instructions could start
> 1. Open the System menu and choose Adminstration > Update Manager

Only once Dapper has been released will Update Manager offer it as an
automatic upgrade.  Until then, it must be run with the -d option.

-- 
 - mdz