Bernard G Hill wrote: > Hi, > > I wish to go from Dapper to Edgy without doing an installation and > loosing all my settings and other bits which are installed on D. > > U/K/E and the rest have made the installation process very simple by the > use of a live distribution which can be installed, but I would like to > have the opportunity to upgrade from D to E, keeping everything on the > existing system. > > I know I can upgrade on the net as I have read the appropriate pages of > instruction but I want to upgrade from CD. Is this possible from the > live/install disc or is a different disc required? > > For future releases, is it possible for the live CD to have an upgrade > icon as well as an install icon, or would it be better for a different > CD to be issued? As more and more computer ignorant users like myself > are persuaded to join the Ubuntu camp, this upgrade business is going to > be increasingly important so that it can be done without losing all the > present system. One thing which will scare off the ordinary user, is > saying that upgrading is a doddle, all that is needed is to issue the > following commands, and then quote a long incantation of jargon which is > virtually meaningless to anyone but a computer geek. The GUI has been > very successful as the way for the ordinary user to interface with the > computer. The necessary command has been issued by clicking on an icon; > what that command is the user doesn't care so long as the end result is > what is wanted. > > Any help which anyone is able to give will be very much appreciated. > Berni. > Ahh sorry, I didn't read your comments properly. I had a similar problem when I installed Edgy on an existing partition with data. The Live CD wanted to either re-size or remove the partition. I do agree that an upgrade option on the Live CD would be a good idea.
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