Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Tim Powys-Lybbe
In message of 2 Nov, keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message of 1 Nov, Tim Powys-Lybbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have installed it as an upgrade to 8.04 64 bit > > Hello Tim, > > Have you abandoned RiscOS, or are you just dallying? ;-) No. (To whichever question it applies to.) I h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread keith
In message of 1 Nov, Tim Powys-Lybbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have installed it as an upgrade to 8.04 64 bit Hello Tim, Have you abandoned RiscOS, or are you just dallying? ;-) Best wishes, Keith. --- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffs, England. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-01 Thread Tim Powys-Lybbe
In message of 1 Nov, David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I intend to run the 8.10 version in a virtual machine first. Always best > to test a new system before deploying it live. However, not many people > are seeding the Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64 DVD, which I am downloading via > bittorrent from L

Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-01 Thread David King
I intend to run the 8.10 version in a virtual machine first. Always best to test a new system before deploying it live. However, not many people are seeding the Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64 DVD, which I am downloading via bittorrent from LinuxTracker.org. Kubuntu 8.10 AMD64 has already downloaded and had

Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-01 Thread George MacLeod
Alan, just thought I'd get back to you, I had a crack at this again today and found that many others have had the same problem. I finally go back to the Gnome Desktop but the upgrade has removed Open Office, Firefox, Network Manger, Compiz Fusion etc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-10-31 Thread George MacLeod
2008/10/31 Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2008/10/31 George MacLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I have been using Ubuntu since 5.04 and have never had a major problem > until > > now. I have upgrade before via CD and via the network and always with > only > > minor issue, if any, until now. I ran th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-10-31 Thread Alan Pope
2008/10/31 George MacLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have been using Ubuntu since 5.04 and have never had a major problem until > now. I have upgrade before via CD and via the network and always with only > minor issue, if any, until now. I ran the network upgrade as before to go > from 8.04 to 8.10

[ubuntu-uk] System hosed during network upgrade to 8.10

2008-10-31 Thread George MacLeod
Hi, I've just had my first *really* bad experience with Ubuntu and thought I'd post this to the list in case anyone has any solutions. I have been using Ubuntu since 5.04 and have never had a major problem until now. I have upgrade before via CD and via the network and always with only minor issue