[xubuntu-users] Xenial Issues and Ubuntu Tweak Replacement

[Ian Prideaux]

> I forget what you current version is.
>
Ack! I forgot to say, I'm on 15.10.

> Or, if you have 15.10, that version is now replaced by 16.04 (and 15.10
> support will end in about three months, I believe). The upgrade gods
> want to switch you to 16.04 before support for 15.10 ends. See
> http://xubuntu.org/help/ for details.
>
That's ok then. As long as 16.04.1 is released before support for 15.10
ends, then I'll wait for 16.04.1.

I was under the impression that 16.04.0 was just for new installs, not
for upgrades from non-LTS versions.

Thanks for your help.


On 06/05/16 16:13, Victor Forberger wrote:
> On 05/06/2016 01:59 AM, Ian Prideaux wrote:
>> On 28/04/16 14:17, Victor Forberger wrote:
>>> 16.04 is an LTS release. But, an upgrade path from the previous LTS --
>>> 14.04 -- to 16.04 will not become formalized (i.e., accessible) until
>>> the first point release is ready -- 16.04.1.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, that was how I understood it to be. However, Every time I start my
>> machine I get a popup saying "Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Upgrade Available. A new
>> version of Ubuntu is available. Would you like to upgrade?" and offering
>> me the options "Don't Upgrade", "Ask Me Later", "Yes, Upgrade Now".
>>
>> I always click "Ask Me Later".
>> If I'm not supposed to upgrade yet, then why does it keep asking?
>> If I click "Don't Upgrade", will it stop asking me until 16.04.01, or
>> will it never ask me again?
>> Why does it say Ubuntu, instead of Xubuntu?
>>
> I forget what you current version is.
> 
> If you had a beta of 16.04, it looks like the original installation from
> the 16.04 beta was incomplete. The upgrade gods want to complete that
> installation.
> 
> Or, if you have 15.10, that version is now replaced by 16.04 (and 15.10
> support will end in about three months, I believe). The upgrade gods
> want to switch you to 16.04 before support for 15.10 ends. See
> http://xubuntu.org/help/ for details.
> 
> If you have a version of 14.04, then you should NOT be seeing the
> upgrade notice until 16.04.1 is ready.
> 
> I recall that versions of Xubuntu circa 2011 or so used to just say
> upgrade to Ubuntu when a new version of Xubuntu came along (Xubuntu is
> built on Ubuntu and shares many common files after all -- the big
> difference is in the choice of window manager and desktop environment).
> I thought that recent upgrades now asked specifically about upgrading
> Xubuntu. So, it could be that the "Xubuntu" upgrade has always stated
> Ubuntu or the upgrade wording refers to Ubuntu right now by accident/bug.
> 
> I'm still on 14.04.something and am down to one computer (my laptop with
> Xubuntu run virtually). So, I don't have direct access to any upgrade
> questions or answers at the moment.
> 
> - Victor
> 
> 
> --
> Victor Forberger
> vforberger at fastmail.fm
> blog: http://linuxatty.wordpress.com
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