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Re: etch --> testing



> I thought that at one point (in the past, when I was
> paying a little more attention) that a certain
> ubuntu release might be better 
> installed as a clean reinstall (rather than trying
> to upgrade from a previous release).  Hearing that
> (or thinking I heard that), 
> I simply extrapolated the more conservative answer
> that I'd probably always be safer reinstalling.  But
> maybe that was a one time 
> thing (or maybe it was only true just prior to a
> final release?) or maybe it was never true and I'm
> making this up (because I'm 
> incapable of remembering any more details).
> 

from what i remember it was from dapper (6.06 to 6.10)
that had the problem (never got that one to work
right)  the new upgrades work fine (7.04-7.10-8.04)


> But if folks think that I've got a shot at going
> from Dapper to a current ubuntu release on his
> laptop, I'll definitely give that 
> a shot -- nice to know that's an option.   As for
> the rest of it, I gave him the instructions I'd
> initially pasted and as far as I 
> know he's either upgrading his debian stable desktop
> to testing or breaking it badly.  I'm keeping my
> fingers crossed that it's 
> the former.
> 
if you are going to be his only help, better to go
with what you know best

jwlockhart

Registered Linux User #458799
Registered Kubuntu User #19678
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