Update of existing Ubuntu installation
Peter Hoffmann
ph at peter-hoffmann.com
Fri Oct 8 19:50:40 UTC 2004
Rich schinnell wrote:
> I downloaded and created the cdrom for Ubuntu about 2 weeks ago and
> installed it on my laptop.
>
> A friend wanted a copy so I downloaded a new build dated 10/08/04 and I
> burned that to a cdrom for him. (he is on dial-up so I felt sorry for
> him :) )
>
> Can I just boot the new cdrom and have it upgrade my existing system
> with any changes that were put in the newer system? Or is there a
> routine that I could use from the terminal prompt?
>
Hi,
boot normal into Ubunto. Insert the cd:
sudo apt-cdrom add
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
will upgrade your system.
Regards
Peter
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