Upgrade to 8.10 on Dell with Ubuntu?

[norman]

> I have a Dell which came with Ubuntu installed (a nice machine and
> pretty cheap for a Q9300 Quad, 3Meg Ram, and 300Gig disk at $650). The
> Ubuntu 8.04 came with custom DVD drivers from Dell. My question is, if
> I upgrade to 8.10 will I still be able to access these drivers or will
> I lose them?

I do not know your machine but I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 which came
with 7.10 and has been upgraded to 8.10 with no loss of the DVD software
LinDVD.

Norman