[PLUG] Upgrading Kubuntu 7.10 from CD?

[Denis Heidtmann]

John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:51:47 -0700
> Denis Heidtmann <denish at dslnorthwest.net> dijo:
> 
>> Bruce KIlpatrick wrote:
>>> Denis Heidtmann wrote:
>>>> I have a CD with Kubuntu 7.10, but I find I do not know how to use it.  I can 
>>>> use Adept to upgrade--it goes through its paces, then says it will take X hours 
>>>> to download the stuff--last chance to cancel.  Well, I have the stuff on the CD 
>>>> right here.  How do I use it to upgrade (NOT a full install)?
>>>>
>>>> Clue stick whacking sought.
>>>>
>>>> -Denis
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>>> If it is a Live CD then boot from the CD and install from there.  If it 
>>> is an install only, I think it boots and starts the process.  If you 
>>> truly want to update to 7.10, start Adept, under the Adept menu click 
>>> manage repositories, under the Third-Party Software tab you can x the 
>>> cdrom box and uncheck the http: boxes and all should be good.
>>>
>>> There is a newer version available.  If you can make the clinic 
>>> tomorrow, they can help you.
>>>
>>> Bruce
>> Bruce,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.  I can make it to the clinic, but this is a desktop 
>> (grunt), so I am trying to do this here. I do want to do a version upgrade to 
>> 7.10 from 7.04.
>>
>> I got so far as
>>
>> "start Adept, under the Adept menu click manage repositories, under the 
>> third-Party Software tab..."
>>
>> No tabs in my system--only a list of sources.  I understand that ubuntu is 
>> easier than Kubuntu, so maybe you have ubuntu.
>>
>> Any other ideas?  My Googling led me some comments saying that one needs the 
>> "alternate CD", not the "standard CD".  No mention of how to tell what I have.
>>
>> This is what ls -l gives me from the root of the CD:
>>
>> total 1169
>> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root     43 2006-05-28 05:43 autorun.inf
>> dr-xr-xr-x 10 root root   6144 2006-10-20 11:45 bin
>> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 casper
>> dr-xr-xr-x  5 root root   2048 2006-10-20 11:45 disctree
>> dr-xr-xr-x  3 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 dists
>> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 install
>> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root  14336 2007-10-16 15:28 isolinux
>> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root 193110 2006-05-28 05:44 kubuntu.ico
>> -r--r--r--  1 root root  25745 2007-10-16 15:28 md5sum.txt
>> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 pics
>> dr-xr-xr-x  4 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 pool
>> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 preseed
>> dr-xr-xr-x  5 root root   2048 2007-02-19 10:00 programs
>> -r--r--r--  1 root root    223 2007-10-16 15:28 README.diskdefines
>> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root 255358 2007-03-25 07:28 start.bmp
>> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root  38912 2003-11-17 07:09 start.exe
>> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root     95 2005-06-28 23:23 start.ini
>> lr-xr-xr-x  1 root root      1 2007-10-16 15:28 ubuntu -> .
>> -r--r--r--  1 root root 644264 2007-10-11 17:26 wubi-cdboot.exe
>>
>> No magic word "upgrade" in sight.
> 
> I will be at the Clinic with a full complement of all the Hardy CDs -
> that is, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu, all in 32- and 64-bit
> and including the alternate  and server versions of all of the above. 
> 
> I downloaded them all shortly after Hardy went final and saved them on
> the big-ass drive in my desktop.

John,
I am sure Hardy is neat, but I would prefer to UPGRADE from my present 7.04. 
This requires going through 7.10 (Gutsy).  The only way to go from 7.04 to Hardy 
(number?_) directly is to do a full install.  I am not sure that I want to do 
that. Comments?

-Denis