[ubuntu-uk] upgrade to Fiesty

[Kris Marsh]

On 4/17/07, baz <baza41 at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, what's the best way to upgrade? I'm running Edgy at the mo.
>
> Baz

Hi Baz,

Here is the method I used, around a month ago. I'm sure the upgrade
will be fine for you, but the usual disclaimers apply. There's always
that remote possibility that your box doesn't boot back up after
upgrading.


- From Gnome, press <Alt>+<F2>
- Type the following into the run box:
      gksudo 'update-manager -c -d'
- Click "Upgrade" in the top right corner of the Update Manager.
- Wait a minute or so for it to do some magic.
- Click "Upgrade".
- Go grab a hot beverage, for me it was a 800MB download, and then
another 30 mins or so upgrade.



Now before you do this (and I hope you've read to the bottom of the
email before starting ;-)), there is another option. Use the command
line:

dpkg --get-selections > savedprograms

Save this 'savedprograms' file safe - maybe email it to yourself.

On your new install, you can run:

sudo dpkg --set-selections < savedprograms
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade


This will install all of your previous programs. If you have your home
directory on it's own partition, and can preserve it, then you're left
with a system that is very close to you had previously.



Hope this helps.

Kris