Re: [LUG] Upgrading from previous versions of Ubuntu

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

james kilty wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 20:46 +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
>   
> > What it doesn't list is Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), I'm not sure if it is 
> > possible to upgrade to 7.10 and then from 7.10 to 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 etc.
> >     
> IIRC this particular upgrade made a hash of things and I had to
> reinstall from a disc. It is a whole lot quicker anyway.
> James
>   

I must admit going on upgrading from 9.04 to the Alpha(?) of Ubuntu 
9.10, I did wonder if it might be quicker to wipe / and just reinstall 
telling it to use my existing /home (but then I guess I'd have to add 
back all the other applications).

I can see benefits to both methods.

Rob

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