upgrading ububtu

[Hervé Cauwelier]

Agustin.Lobo wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> A colleague has encouraged me to use ubuntu. I'm now using Mandrake 10.
> What I hate most in linux distros is that when it comes to
> upgrade you normally have to perform a clean installation
> from scratch again. Is this also the case for ubuntu?
> I mean, if the current version is 4.10, what will I have to
> do to upgrade to the next one (i.e., 4.11)?

Ho yes, Debian makes it almost a child's play! And using the graphical 
utility named synaptic, you don't have to learn how to use command line 
tools.

As an example, I update mine about everyday and thought it's the 
development branch, I only have encountered two serious problems in months.

> Also, I have 2 AMD Athlon 1600+ processors, would this be a problem for
> ubuntu?
> 
> And finally, do I have to compile the kernel? or, would it be any better
> if I do so? In case I had to, is there a good how-to for this task?

Unless you need to apply patches, no. You will find a package named 
linux-image-2.6...-smp for your architecture using synaptic (check the 
Gnome menu).

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Hervé Cauwelier
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