Upgrade...is this new to Dapper?

bruce89 ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Mon Jun 26 17:55:56 UTC 2006


Patrick Newberry Wrote: 
> I have 5.10 aka Breezy Badger currently running on a machine at  home.

> 

> I was looking at the upgrade documentation:

> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DapperUpgrades

> 

> I noticed and Alternate Install CD. Is this "alternate install CD" new

> to Dapper because I don't recall seeing it with Breezy. The reason I
> ask

> is because I have a very slooowww dial up connection and using this

> alternate install disk rather than a net work (i.e. slow dial up

> connection) would be a blessing.

> 

> So the I am wonding if I can upgrade fromt his cd will other apt-get

> commands work against this cd after I:

> sudo apt-cdrom add 

> And then 

> sudo apt-get update

> 

> And assuming that all works, can I Then do:

> 

> Apt-get install xxxxx

> Where xxxxx is a apt that is on the cd?

> 

> Pat

> www.gypsyfarm.com

> 

> 

> 

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They renamed the CD's, the LiveCD is now the Desktop CD, and the
Install CD is now the Alternate CD.

What I fail to understand is how will you download the Alternate CD?


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bruce89




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