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Post #271,452
by pwhysall
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10/27/06 6:55:46 AM
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New All upgrades are potentially dangerous.
Any sensible answer to your question would really just involve a large cut and paste from the website, so it's probably just as easy to direct you to [link|https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes|https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes]

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Post #271,456
by hnick
10/27/06 8:30:34 AM
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New Yes, obviously. Thanks for the link.
As the previous version isn't seriously broken, I was wondering what compelling reason there might be to upgrade. I tend to have a jaded view of advertising, so I was asking users why they were undertaking this. If it's just "Oooh, newer! Shiny!", then I'm not terribly interested in screwing with it. If it does something significantly better, than I may entertain the switch. I probably should have been more clear initially.
Post #271,459
by crazy
10/27/06 9:38:57 AM
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New I try to maintain "current" when I can.
My home PC is running an old broken version of Mepis. Lots of things won't install, requiring more current libs, which in turn refuse to install due to conflicts.

So, my work PC is a relatively new Kubuntu install, 1 version back, when means upgrades should go pretty seemless (I hoped, I was wrong). That way I maintain a greater likelyhood of installing new stuff.

That's OK.

I'm waiting on a couple of LCD screens. When they show up, I'll juggle out the video card and install fresh.

It takes me under 30 minutes to put my desktop in working order (at work), since almost all I use is remote access to other systems.
     Currently doing a Dapper to Edgy Kubuntu upgrade - (broomberg) - (16) - Oct. 26, 2006, 01:27:15 PM EDT
         Is there a compelling reason? -NT - (bepatient) - (1) - Oct. 26, 2006, 02:53:50 PM EDT
             Sockpuppets! -NT - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:01 AM EDT
         Running it, too. - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - Oct. 26, 2006, 03:02:44 PM EDT
             Finished without issue. - (Steve Lowe) - Oct. 27, 2006, 08:11:20 AM EDT
         Me too - (crazy) - (5) - Oct. 26, 2006, 03:27:38 PM EDT
             Re: Me too - (crazy) - Oct. 26, 2006, 03:38:04 PM EDT
             Re: Me too - (crazy) - Oct. 26, 2006, 03:38:11 PM EDT
             Hmmm - needed 2 rounds of dist-upgrade --fix-missing - (crazy) - (2) - Oct. 26, 2006, 03:44:50 PM EDT
                 Hosed my X. Not time to play. going back to last one -NT - (crazy) - (1) - Oct. 26, 2006, 04:01:31 PM EDT
                     Well, that was a mistake! - (crazy) - Oct. 26, 2006, 05:10:11 PM EDT
         Seems to have worked fine here. - (bepatient) - (5) - Oct. 27, 2006, 04:04:36 AM EDT
             Ok. Given a possibly dangerous upgrade... - (hnick) - (4) - Oct. 27, 2006, 06:38:27 AM EDT
                 All upgrades are potentially dangerous. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Oct. 27, 2006, 06:55:46 AM EDT
                     Yes, obviously. Thanks for the link. - (hnick) - (1) - Oct. 27, 2006, 08:30:34 AM EDT
                         I try to maintain "current" when I can. - (crazy) - Oct. 27, 2006, 09:38:57 AM EDT
                 Better font handling - (bepatient) - Oct. 27, 2006, 10:17:46 AM EDT

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