[PLUG] Linux Clinic on Sunday, April *20* 1pm at Free Geek

[donkyhotay]

I just performed the automatic upgrade from gutsy to hardy on my ubuntu 
box. Compared to some previous ubuntu upgrades (like from dapper to 
edgy) this one was a snap. The only problems I ran into were due to my 
own arrogance. I chose to keep my original menu.lst and xorg.conf files 
instead of letting the updater handle them automatically. This 
(partially) broke my system and I tried repairing them manually but had 
to end up letting the automated system recreate the defaults (like it 
wanted too in the first place). Once I did this then ubuntu worked 
flawlessly again and I was able to easily rewrite the modifications I 
had been trying to keep.


Do not be afraid to joust a giant just because some people insist on believing in windmills.



Winterbeast wrote:
> Rich Shepard wrote:
>
>   
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008, Winterbeast wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>     
>>>      At what point do I want to upgrade to that from Fiesty Fawn? these
>>> upgrades tend to be a format and reinstall rather than a layover of what
>>> you already have. I like all the stuff I have collected... and a upgrade
>>> would blank out what I've gotten...
>>>    
>>>
>>>       
>> Gregory,
>>
>>   While one can certainly reformat and install each distribution version
>>     
> >from scratch, almost no one does. It's not necessary. Only the system files,
>   
>> libraries, and bundled applications are upgraded.
>>
>>   You might want to test this by installing Grumpy Gnome before Hardly
>> Harry. (Or whatever the silly names are.)
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>  
>>
>>     
>        It's been my experiance that it does this by itself, as all the 
> games I had downloaded evaporated,
>     and were no longer in the games folder. *poof*.  Am I missing 
> something here?
>
>        Gregory
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