How Long "Should" It Take

[Jim Byrnes]

On 2/5/21 2:25 PM, Grizzly via ubuntu-users wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> I have been "Trying" to install 20.04.2 over my old 16.04.5 (on a dual boot
> with Win7)
> 
> Dell Inspiron, E5300 2.6Ghz Duel Core, 4Gb Ram, Intel i915 Display
> 
> Normal try before install option hung for an hour (well did nothing past a
> purple screen with a black curser)
> 
> Safe Graphics try before install seemed to work
> 
> F6 then
> Normal install option hung (again well did nothing past a purple screen with a
> black curser)
> 
> F6
> Safe Graphics install got started, took just over an hour from the choice of
> what to install (Minimal install & Thrid party drivers) to get to the choice to
> "Erase 16.04.5 and instal 20.04.2" over it
> 
> We are now about 3 hours on and I still only have the spining circle thing, no
> sign of any movment along the install route
> 
> should I wait even longer?
> 
> does 20.04.2 take a long time ?
> 

Can you even go from 16.04 to 20.04? I thought the recommended way was
16.04 --> 18.04 --> 20.04 or wipe the partition and install fresh.

Regards,  Jim