Move to 8.04, Hardy Heron

[David Curtis]

Michael.Coll-Barth at VerizonWireless.com wrote:
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> The darn alternative CD boots up like a regular 8.04 CD.  

It's supposed to. It is a regular install disc.

> I see an
> install option, but not an upgrade option.  Or maybe I am seeing ( not
> seeing ) things, so I will take another look tonight.  When selecting
> the install option it does switch to text mode.  I thought there would
> be a way to enter the following command; gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

You need to be booted into your old install to run this. Don't boot from
the cd. Put it in after you boot up.

> ( found that here: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading ).  Maybe
> that should be used as a boot option?
> 
> I can't believe that I am even whining.  I had to re-compile the kernel
> when I first tried Linux to get SCSI support.  And graphics support was
> almost non-existent.  Even if I totally muck up the boxes, I have the
> data backups, so I would only have to worry about a few settings.  Yes,
> I already tried a restore from the backups and they work.
> 
> thanks for the patience,
> Michael
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