[ubuntu-in] Clean Install or Dist Upgrade - which is better

[ramnarayan.k at gmail.com]

Onkar Shinde wrote:
> On 2/1/07, ramnarayan.k at gmail.com <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Which is preferable -
>> A fresh Install to a newer version of Ubuntu or a Distribution Upgrade ??
>>
>> Would appreciate your comments, experiences and why's and why nots ?
>>
> 
> Dist upgrade, as long as you haven't screwed your system by using
> tools like automatix. 

Aha, why does Automatix screw things up - (also to be read as I have
used automatix) ??

Dist upgrade will preserve your
> settings/profiles, properly upgrade your apps to newer version etc.
> 
> I have been doing dist upgrade since Ubuntu 5.04 (5.04 -> 5.10 -> 6.06
> -> 6.10) and never had major issues.
Cool, sounds like a good thing - i have done exactly the reverse - a
fresh install everytime

ram