How Long "Should" It Take

[Grizzly]

05 February 2021  at 17:25, J. Paul Bissonnette wrote:
Re: How Long "Should" It Take (at least in part)

>On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:18:01 -0600
>Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>I gave up years ago installing one version over another. It usually
>turns out to be more trouble that it is worth. I do a clean install, it
>make look like more work ; but in the long run it is not.

In effect it is a clean install, the installer "should" erase 16.04 and install 
20.04 in it's place, if it were not a dual boot with Win7 I would format and 
start from scratch, but I don't want (and have not before needed) to re install 
both