How Long "Should" It Take

[Chris Green]

On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 10:47:33PM -0400, J. Paul Bissonnette wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:07:22 -0000
> Grizzly via ubuntu-users <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> > >>   
> > >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 
> > 
> I have tried installing over another and have had issues with
> dependencies since Ubuntu 8.04. I backup  /home,
> /etc/fstab and rebuild it from there.  
> 
You do realise there's a specific script for upgrading version, it's
do-release-upgrade.  I've used it through several versions of xubuntu
so I see no reason why it shouldn't work OK on Ubuntu as well.

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Chris Green