[ubuntu-uk] gradual Distribution update

[Colin McCarthy]

2008/12/10 Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>:
> Stephen Garton wrote:
>> Afternoon All,
>>
>> I look after my mother in laws's ubuntu box - currently running hardy.
>> She only has a 512 broadband connection, and a full upgrade needs to
>> download ~1.8GB of packages.

Can you download the Alternative CD via a faster connection? Then send
her the CD, get her to put it in the drive and use the CD to upgrade?
I used that method on my laptop and it worked fine.

Colin
PS. I know nothing about Ubuntu so might be completely wrong, if so
disregard this message and pretend I don't exist.