[Novalug] Before All Else Fails, RTFM: Upgrading Ubuntu

Bonnie Dalzell bdalzell@qis.net
Mon May 17 13:13:22 EDT 2010


On Thu, 13 May 2010, Roger W. Broseus wrote:

> Thinking of upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS, I decided to
> browse the Release Notes,
>
>    http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004
>
> This is a must-do for many. A couple of examples:
>
>    ** No delay for boot menu with GRUB 2 **
>
>    When using the GRUB 2 boot loader included in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, the
>    first boot option will by default be loaded automatically without
>    pausing for user input. To interrupt the boot, users can hold down
>    the Shift key to bring up the boot menu, allowing them to select a
>    different boot option or to configure kernel arguments.
>
> And,
>
>    ** Intel 8xx X freezes/crashes **
>
>    The -intel driver fails with X freezes or crashes on certain i8xx
>    hardware. The issue is known upstream but solutions are still under
>    development.
>
> Other notes relate to such fundamental issues as type of file system to
> use (ext3 vs. ext4), etc. I'll read these release notes again and again.
>
> I will definitely wait for awhile to upgrade, maybe even until forced to
> move to 10.04 by end-of-life for 8.04. And, for the time being, I'll
> avoid recommending Ubuntu 10.04 as an easy to install distro for the
> uninitiated.
>

I upgraded my laptop to it and the main problem was the download time for 
the needed files. It timed out from the Canonical server several timess. 
So far the laptop has been happy - in limited use.
upgraded from 9.10.


>

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