Q. How do I upgrade my desktop computer from Ubuntu hardy heron version 8.04 to Ubuntu Linux 8.10 Intrepid Ibex?
A. You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure.
Make sure normal upgrades are available
Visit System > Administration > Software Sources > Select Updates tab and change "Show new distribution release" to "Normal releases" > Save the change by pressing close button.
Fig.01: Ubuntu Linux Setup Release
Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 From Ubuntu 8.04
Visit System -> Administration -> Update Manager
If there are any updates to install, use the Install Updates button to install them
Click the Check button to check for new updates.
A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release.
Fig.02: Network Upgrade for Ubuntu 8.04 Desktops
Now Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.
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I’m pretty new to Linux and have been using Hardy Heron for a little while. I believe [perhaps mistakenly - please correct me if I'm wrong!] that one of the advantages of a Linux system is that the operating system is located in a different folder from the applications and so it should be possible to ‘upgrade’ from Hardy Heron to Intrepid Ibex without affecting any of the other applications or data files that have been created. Please can you tell me if this is so?
I have an AMd64 processor and SATA drives, And my Hardy Heron installation was accomplisghed with WUBI. Would upgrading to Inex affect my Vista installation, in anyway, or compromise te emails I have stored locally in Thunderbird? I know the standard advice given is to back up before altering anything, but I don’t know how to do this. Is there a foolproof method of backing up my Ubuntu system to an external usb hard drive, please?
Thanks,
John.
backup to a cd or a dvd, this will give you a disk to load if all goes woefully wrong. I am running only ubuntu on this computer, I con go where I want on the internet and get my e-mail when I want. Microsoft programs don’t run on this computer, but that is alright.I have another computer with XP on it to handle the Microsoft stuff!!! Hope this helps you. San Juan Sailor