2008/12/10 Stephen Garton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Afternoon All, > > I look after my mother in laws's ubuntu box - currently running hardy. > She only has a 512 broadband connection, and a full upgrade needs to > download ~1.8GB of packages. [snip]
You can do this to just download the packages to install later: sudo aptitude --download-only dist-upgrade > Could I & Should I do the update this way, or should I wait until she > goes on holiday in january, and leave the computer turned on and do it > in one fell swoop? It's certainly a large upgrade, but it's unlikely to cause any problems. That said, I always prefer to be around for things like that in case something goes wrong, but if you're happy to provide remote support then go for it. Lucy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
