Upgrading

[Fred Roller]

Keith Clark wrote:
> Instead of using sudo apt-get upgrade and trying to upgrade over my
> wireless connection, would it be possible to download the .iso, burn
> that to a usb thumbdrive and use that to sudo apt-get upgrade?
>
> I have found upgrading on a wireless connection to be perilous at the
> best of times.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
>   
From:
    http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading


Upgrading Using the Alternate CD/DVD

Use this method if the system being upgraded is not connected to the 
Internet.

   1.      Download the alternate installation CD
   2.      Burn the ISO to a CD and insert it into the CD-ROM drive of 
the computer to be upgraded.
          *  If the ISO file is on the computer to be upgraded, you 
could avoid wasting a CD by mounting the ISO as a drive with a command like:

            sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso 
/media/cdrom0

   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:

kdesudo "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"


This is for upgrading to 9.04 so adjust accordingly.  Hope this helps.

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Fred
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