Hardy install over existing Ubuntu install

[Michael]

Pat Brown wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>     --
>>     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.
>>     >
>>     >     --
>>     >     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?
>
>   
I may have missed something in this thread but I will give you my 
experiences.  I installed 8.04 over 7.10 from the live CD with no 
problems.  When the partitioner asked for the root partition I told it 
to use the existing one without formating it.  It left my documents and 
other home folders alone.  I did have to change a lot of settings and 
reinstall some programs but I didn't lose any data.


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