Upgrade problems?

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:45:36 -0700
Knute Johnson <knute2009 at knutejohnson.com> wrote:

> I have started upgrading my laptop from 8.10 to 9.04.  It's not going 
> all that well.  It stops with errors and is really slow to download. 
> Then it appears to finish but nothing has really been upgraded.  If I 
> run Update Manager again, it shows 9.04 upgrade still available.
> 
> Is this normal for an upgrade?  Could it be that there are just too
> many folks trying to upgrade today?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
On the first day of a new release it's pretty normal.  You may want to
try different sources for your software by going to your menu: 
System> Administration> Software Sources 
and, on the first panel, change the drop list labeled: Download From:
To something different than is currently listed.  I like to choose a
server somewhere near the midnight to 6 AM location in relation to
whatever time it is locally because they sometimes seem faster.  I don't
think it will make that much difference today and for the next couple of
weeks, though.
Others will probably be aghast at my going outside my own geographical
location but such is life.

Cybe R. Wizard
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