[mdlug] [mdlug-discuss] Ubuntu 6.06 to 6.10 Easy Upgrade

[Clinton V. Weiss]

Mike,

I'm interested in this document you speak of; if you can't attach it
to the list, please email it to me (email in sig.).

Thanks,
Clinton

On 1/25/07, Michael S. Mikowski <z_mikowski at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ahhh -- not such good luck here :(
>
> I upgraded from Kubuntu 6.06LTS to 6.10 Edgy on my work
> laptop and it was /not/ easy.  This is a Dell D610.
> Things broke.  Like dual processor support, wireless,
> vpn, and others.
>
> The web is rife with stories about the 6.06->6.10 process
> not being as robust as it could be.  Not really
> surprising, as Edgy really includes at least a few whole
> new subsystems, like the new init process and the
> inclusion of network manager.
>
> I finally did a clean install, which worked much better.
> BTW, if anyone is interested, I have a /full/ writeup --
> about 6 pages -- on how I configured for office work,
> starting with booting from the CD.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
>
> On Thursday 25 January 2007 06:15, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
> > > From: Peter Bart
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2007-01-23 at 09:32 -0500, Novak, Louis (L.M.)
> wrote:
> > > > Quelle coincidence.
> > > >
> > > > I did the same for my HP laptop. Worked like a
> > > > charm.
> > >
> > >     Well, I think that's the way it should be.
> >
> >  I've been meaning to try that some time when I have a
> > few hours to devote to the job. Until I finish redoing
> > the laundry room, though, such time is scarce. :->
> >
> >  Sincerely,
> >
> >  Ray Ingles                                      (313)
> > 227-2317
> >
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