[xubuntu-users] Upgrading to newer version

Charlie Kravetz cjk at teamcharliesangels.com
Mon May 10 16:24:13 UTC 2010


On Mon, 10 May 2010 11:04:38 -0400
mischa falkenburg <because_productions at myfairpoint.net> wrote:

> Jason Heblack wrote:
> > Mischa,
> > When I tried ubuntu 9, I had a problem with grub also since there was a
> > big grub update for 9.10. 9.10 replaces "legacy" grub code:
> > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910overview
> >  
> > Maybe your bugs were fixed in 10.04LTS. LTS should have less bugs.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> Hi Jason,
> 
> I agree: "LTS should have less bugs".
> Once I get the wifi working on that 8.04, I'll try that route. Please 
> correct me (you or anyone else) if I might be mistaken...aren't the 
> Upgrades to be done at the sequential level of LTS's? Meaning, I 
> shouldn't jump from 8. to 10., right? And if that's the case, I'll need 
> to latch on to a 9.?
> Mischa
> 

You can jump LTS to LTS only. The upgrade from 8.04 directly to 10.04
is supported. However, you can not skip if it is not LTS to LTS.

See http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading for more information.

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