Hardy install over existing Ubuntu install

[Pat Brown]

Jayson Rowe wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Pat Brown <pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com
> <mailto:pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I'd love to use the Upgrade Manager but when I run it, it finds over 300
>     updates and says it can't do a full installation. When I try to run a
>     partial, it comes back with another error saying it can't authenticate
>     the packages and that I should try again later. I've tried this a half a
>     dozen times over the last few days. No luck. I'm having problems with my
>     system that I'm sure need these updates to fix them, but I can't do the
>     updates. So I thought installing the lates Ubuntu LTS I might get past
>     this point and be able to get those updates, or their already in the LTS
>     version.
> 
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>     Pat Brown
>     http://www.pabrown.ca/
> 
>     L.A. Heat, the first Chris and David mystery
> 
> 
>     Jayson Rowe wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Pat Brown
>     <pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com <mailto:pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com>
>     > <mailto:pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com
>     <mailto:pat.mysterywriter at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     I've got the newest release of Ubuntu 8.04 - the LTS version I
>     believe.
>     >     When I run the install, will it overwrite everything or will it
>     >     recognize the Linux partition and simply replace the core
>     files and
>     >     leave my home directory and documents folder alone? I'm
>     backing things
>     >     up but don't know of a way to save all my emails outside of
>     physically
>     >     saving all. But I'd like to install this to fix some issues
>     I'm having
>     >     not being able to run updates.
>     >
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>     >     Pat Brown
>     >     http://www.pabrown.ca/
>     >
>     >     L.A. Heat, the first Chris and David mystery
>     >
>     >
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>     > If you have /home on a seperate partition you will be ok - if you have
>     > everything in a single partition, settings will be overwritten.
>     >
>     > You may also want to consider upgrading via Upgrade Manager online if
>     > you can.
>     >
>     > --
>     > -jayson
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> 
> You might try upgrading using the Alternate Install CD (snipped from the
> Ubuntu Website):
> 
> 
>       Upgrading using the alternate CD/DVD
> 
> Use this method if the system being upgraded is not connected to the
> Internet.
> 
>    1.
> 
>       Download and burn the alternate installation CD.
> 
>    2.
> 
>       Insert it into your CD-ROM drive.
> 
>    3.
> 
>       A dialog will be displayed offering you the opportunity to upgrade
>       using that CD.
> 
>    4.
> 
>       Follow the on-screen instructions.
> 
> If the upgrade dialog is not displayed for any reason, you may also run
> the following command using Alt+F2:
> 
> gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"
> 
> Or in Kubuntu run the following command using Alt+F2:
> 
> kdesu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> -jayson
> 


I found the reference on the web site for using the alternate install
CD, but no mention or link as to where to get it. Am I missing something
really obvious?

-- 
Pat Brown
http://www.pabrown.ca/

L.A. Heat, the first Chris and David mystery