[ubuntu-za] upgrade path from 8.10 to 9.04

Lee Sharp leesharp at hal-pc.org
Tue May 19 15:09:01 BST 2009


Trevor Hughes wrote:

> Now I want to upgrade the old laptop from 8.10 to 9.04

> Either way checking in Synaptic both meta packages ubuntu-desktop and
> xubuntu-desktop are marked as installed.
> 
> I exclusively use the Xubuntu part and even my login screen is the
> Xubuntu screen (obvioulsy replaced the Ubuntu screen when I installed
> it)


I have not tried this, so It may or may not work, but...  Set one as a 
cd repository, and then upgrade with the other.  It will either disable 
it as a repository since it is upgrading (Ooops) or it will prompt you 
to change CDs.

			Lee



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