Ubuntu upgrade

[Dan Healy]

Thank you very much for the ideas.  I am not a linux guru and will have to
do some research before I try any of them.  I am working with a laptop so
replacing the hard drive doesn't seem practical.  At least I have some time
to educate myself.

Dan H


On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Michael Jarvis <michael at jarvis.com> wrote:

> Heh, that's actually not a bad idea, Lee. :-)
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 12:52:41PM -0500, Lee Sharp wrote:
> > On 08/29/2014 09:40 AM, Dan Healy wrote:
> > >I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and am prompted to upgrade to the next LTS
> > >each time I upgrade the 12.04 system.  I would like to do that.  Before
> > >I do that I would like to create a CD that would allow me to come back
> > >to my current system in the event the new system installation fails.
> >
> > When I am in this situation, I buy a new drive.  Since drives ware
> > out, this means my data is now on a fresh new drive.  I have a full
> > backup that is bootable.  And I have more space. :)  I would buy a
> > drive, install 14.04, and copy over the home directory.
>
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