Good Idea for new users

[Robert Kiwanuka]

2009/10/30 Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org>

> I just did an upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10... and same experience. Flawless...
>
> No point in spreading FUD.
>


My Acer Aspire One came with Linpus,  I replaced that with Jaunty. I just
upgraded that today  to 9.10 via update manager and had the same experience,
flawless!

Robert

>
> Gilles.
>
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > --- On Fri, 10/30/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Good Idea for new users
> >> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <
> ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >> Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 8:27 AM
> >>
> >>     I think that the Karmac 9.10 version of
> >> Ubuntu should be
> >> offered with advice to use the ext3 file system and the
> >> Grub
> >> version 1 boot.
> >>
> >>     I think this because a huge number of
> >> problems surround the
> >> new versions of both critical items. A new user does not
> >> want
> >> to hear this.
> >>
> >> 73 Karl
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Why? A fresh install on an ext4 partition has worked for be flawlessly on
> both grub2 and ext4 fs.  Maybe better advice is to install on a fresh
> partition and not just upgrade from an older version which has always
> presented issues for me and is why I now always install on a fresh partition
> instead of upgrading.  YMMV.
> > BTW, grub2 did pick up all my other ubuntu partitions and my 2 vista
> partitions so I can't buy the recommendation.
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
> >
> >
>
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