[xubuntu-users] From edgy to hardy heron?

[Vincent]

On 6/4/08, Skip Evans <skip at bigskypenguin.com> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I've been running a small shop of edgy installs
> for quite a while, love Xubuntu and sure want to
> stay with it, but right now I'd like to get a
> couple of the machines up on some Koffice apps,
> specifically Kplato and Kivio, and but can't get
> these with
>
> apt-get install koffice
>
> This results in a lot of 404 errors. Are my
> installs so out of date these packages are no
> longer available?
>
> My questions is two fold. First, can I get Koffice
> from another repository, or do I need to upgrade
> to hardy heron now?


packages.ubuntu.com says it's still available. It could be a temporary
problem with the availability of the repository, so be sure to try again in
a while.

If so, is there a way to upgrade from edgy to
> hardy heron without losing the current machines'
> configurations, locally stored email, etc?


You can upgrade from edgy to feisty to gutsy to hardy, but I'd say the
chance that it'll work out as you wish is slim. The best way is to backup
all of your data and do a clean installation, and install /home onto a
separate partition next time so you *can* preserve all your documents and
settings in a new installation.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Skip
> --




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Vincent
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