It also seems that several of the dapper to edgy upgrade problems are caused by the use of Automatix; a tool to perform common customisations to Ubuntu, such as replace the pre-installed software with alternatives and install packages that Ubuntu is unable to pre-install due to patent or other legal issues.
Henrink has a few good [...]
It seems that some people with heavily customised Ubuntu installations have had problems upgrading from dapper to edgy. While we do test upgrades as much as we can, there’s no way to test every possible permutation, so problems do creep in.
Here’s a checklist to perform before upgrading to minimise any problems you might have:
Make [...]
Now that Ubuntu 6.10 (”The Edgy Eft”) has been released, we’re starting to see reviews of it; while largely positive, one common theme is that Edgy isn’t quite as edgy as people were expecting.
Mark’s original announcement is certainly the likely reason for this expectation. In it he set the scene for a bold, brash, [...]
