[Charlug] Upgrading old Ubuntu

[Leam Hall]

Bob's pretty much got it. Let me add a couple caveats from the 
enterprise side. First, if you haven't tested your ability to back-up 
and restore your database, you don't have a backup. Make this and 
application restoration a learning opportunity!

Second, and this comes from other Ubuntu/Debian users I know, their 
upgrades tend to run fairly well. I'd have no emotional issues upgrading 
fully, long as I followed Bob's notes.

Lastly, I always upgrade/patch from init 3, logged in directly as root. 
Too many X/Gnome/KDE things active if you log in as a user under X. Most 
of the time I'll unmount /boot and /home and give them a forced double 
fsck as well.

Leam

Bob Evans wrote:
> Pierre
> 
> Here's how I did it:
> 
> 1) back up your data.
> 
> 2) Bring current release of software up to date.
> 
> 3) Upgrade to new release.
> 
> For details please read
> 
> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
> 
> 
> regarding your questions:
> 
> back up postgres...  see #1 above
> 
> console vs gui...       does not matter. either one works. see details
> in above mentioned URL.
> 
> I wouldn't put fiesty into your sources list unless absolutely
> necessary. and even then, I'd do that after the upgrade. again, read
> the sited URL...
> 
> can you download all the packages, and install them later?    of
> course. see any debian doc to verify. I would start with
> http://www.debian.org
> 
> after all, ubuntu is a debian distribution. standard apt-get / dpkg
> rules still apply
> 
> the only difference between ubuntu & debian is the source of the packages.
> 
> there are only 4 linux distributions.
> 
> 
> oh, cr at p. did i just start a 'distro' war?
> 
> my bad.
> 
> good luck. if you need help, stop by Levine campus / CPCC tomorrow. (10-2)
> 
> -be
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