14.04 upgrade problems

[Boudi Luna]

The best way to do this is to use whichever medium you want, disc or flash
drive, with the ISO on it and access that drive to reinstall. You'll get to
a screen where you have the option to install 14.04 (or whichever version
you're using) alongside your current OS, re-install and keep all current
data (documents, music, photos, etc.) and 3rd, the option to do a complete
erase and re-install that deletes everything. The last option, you'll have
to get all of your data back onto your computers from whatever source you
have them backed up to.

If you need further assistance, feel free to ask.

Charlie Luna


On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:08 PM, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net
> wrote:

> From what I have been seeing on mainly this list, there have been a lot of
> problems upgrading to 14.04.  I have 2 computers that I have upgraded, and
> I am having problems with both.
>
> The first one, at my office, I have had to boot the previous version
> (13.10) on a separate partition in order to use it.  14.04 crashes.  I have
> written about this, but have been unable to fix it.  I plan to install a
> clean version and hopefully pull my data over.  I am unsure about config
> files, other programs that I have installed, etc.
>
> The other computer just started having problems 2 nights ago.  After I
> have logged in, I get a window saying there is a problem, and I am given 2
> options, report or not, no details button.  Last night I was presented with
> this window about 4 times. Then I get the more familiar window with the
> apology, and I can report or cancel, and I get a details window.
> Unfortunately all I get is a program name, not any details about the error.
>  The program was apt-get.  I also got the prior error message while was
> downloading my mail, using TB.
>
> With all of these, I click on report and go forward.  The OS has not
> crashed, so I don't know what is going on.
>
> It seems that the best solution to these upgrades might be to do a clean
> install.  I have read about people recommending this before.  Is there a
> web site that gives the step by step process to do this while keeping all
> of the data?  I could print it out have execute it every 6 months.
>
> John
>
>
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