garmanma Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I've been reading how to do this and I think I can do it, but I'm a little confused. Some people recomend a 2-step upgrade going from 6.06 to 6.1, then 6.1 to 7.04. Others just upgrade in one step. Does anyone have any thoughts on which would be better?ThanksMark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I would probably try the upgrade in one step. If it was me, I would just clean install Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwbirdsong Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I have (in the past) upgraded skipping a version along the way. worked for me but prolly NOT the best method to use...I tend to agree with shanenin ..back up your /home/username and do a clean install then replace your home and you should be fine and lose no info that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I agree with jwbirdsong and shanenin,A clean install is the best way to go after you back up the stuff you want to keep. Upgrades will work; I'd go a step at a time. I've done upgrades about 4-5 times, upgrading Ubuntu 5.10--->6.06, but, I ended up sometimes getting weird authentication errors with apt-get.With a clean install everything will work the first time. So I'd go with a clean install:-) Have fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garmanma Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Well, I don't have the 7.04 disc and I've never used Bittorrent. I've seen a lot of people have problems downloading from a torrent. Searching all the forums, there seemed to be more people recommending to do the upgrade progressively than one shot. So, that's what I just finished doing and knock on wood it seems problem-free so farMark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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