Upgradephobia!

[NoOp]

On 10/30/2009 04:50 PM, David McNally wrote:
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> My Ubuntu computer now is currently the only computer that I have (at least
> I'm not using windows anymore!), so I'm a bit more nervous, considering I've
> never had a successful upgrade.
> 
> Also, when I was reading the release notes for 9.10, I noticed that ext4 and
> GRUB 2 won't be installed on an upgraded computer - only a fresh install.
> Would there be any way of creating a fresh install, but with all of my
> programs and files (and I do mean EVERYTHING: Virtualbox VMs, Wine programs,
> game saves, Compiz settings, etc), while still having ext4 and GRUB 2?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 

What's the rush?

Wait for at least 30 days (seriously) before upgrading if you only have
one system -- unless of course you have a compelling technical reason to
do so. By then many issues that always occur with any new release
upgrade will/should have been sorted out.