upgrade from 7.04 to 7.10

[Florin Andrei]

D. Michael McIntyre wrote:
> On Friday 28 December 2007, Florin Andrei wrote:
> 
>> Are there any issues with doing an upgrade (as opposed to backup /
>> format / install fresh / restore) from Ubuntu Studio 7.04 to 7.10?
> 
> I had a number of problems with the upgrade, starting with not being able to 
> complete it using the officially recommended graphical tool.  I had to go old 
> school, and spend an evening with apt-get -f and friends, but I eventually 
> worked through the mess.  It was a pretty big mess, and it took several 
> iterations to get everything upgraded.
> 
> I'm not sure exactly what I did.  I just worked through it using my Debian Sid 
> training.  That kind of mess used to be a regular part of my life.

Well, I'm a refugee, fresh from over the fence, from FedoraLand, so I 
doubt I'll be able to conjure the proper Debian / Ubuntu incantations in 
case something like that happens to my upgrade.

100GB backup, here I come. <sigh>

-- 
Florin Andrei

http://florin.myip.org/