Comments on: Before Upgrading to Edgy http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:29:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Boucher http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/#comment-75 Boucher Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:34:13 +0000 #comment-75 Even the gravity need some fixes today =) Even the gravity need some fixes today =)

]]> By: Tim http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/#comment-74 Tim Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:41:12 +0000 #comment-74 If it works, don't fix it. My Dapper install works fine, all the software is updated, so why bother? If it works, don’t fix it.

My Dapper install works fine, all the software is updated, so why bother?

]]> By: Yajun Wang http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/#comment-73 Yajun Wang Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:32:42 +0000 #comment-73 After Edgy break up my two systems, I doubt why I was upgrading in the first place. Please keep away from "edgy"s, I would rather have something stable. After Edgy break up my two systems, I doubt why I was upgrading in the first place. Please keep away from “edgy”s, I would rather have something stable.

]]> By: Paulo J. S. Silva http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/#comment-72 Paulo J. S. Silva Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:25:46 +0000 #comment-72 A list of locally installed packages (not from ubuntu) can be easily obtained using synaptic: 1) Go to Configuration->Repositories and turn off all non-oficial repositories 2) Click the bottom Update and wait for synaptic to download the updated packages lists. 3) Click the bottom Status and select "Installed (locally or obsolete)" There you have, the list of locally installed pagkages. Since you are in synpatic you can even start removing the packages now :-) A list of locally installed packages (not from ubuntu) can be easily obtained using synaptic:

1) Go to Configuration->Repositories and turn off all non-oficial repositories

2) Click the bottom Update and wait for synaptic to download the updated packages lists.

3) Click the bottom Status and select “Installed (locally or obsolete)”

There you have, the list of locally installed pagkages. Since you are in synpatic you can even start removing the packages now :-)

]]> By: Florian Hackenberger http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/#comment-71 Florian Hackenberger Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:54:15 +0000 #comment-71 I think a major problem is that Kubuntu doesn't provide the update manager, and the 6.10 release notes for kubuntu [1] suggest using apt-get dist-upgrade when moving to Edgy. [1]http://kubuntu.org/announcements/6.10-release.php I think a major problem is that Kubuntu doesn’t provide the update manager, and the 6.10 release notes for kubuntu [1] suggest using apt-get dist-upgrade when moving to Edgy.

[1]http://kubuntu.org/announcements/6.10-release.php

]]> By: StefanB http://www.netsplit.com/2006/10/30/before-upgrading-to-edgy/#comment-70 StefanB Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:38:24 +0000 #comment-70 Thanks for these hints! But shouldn't all this be part of the official upgrade instructions (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes#head-b07f8bdf28ae0444c03e1a61110c683c77e56cd0)? Thanks for these hints! But shouldn’t all this be part of the official upgrade instructions (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes#head-b07f8bdf28ae0444c03e1a61110c683c77e56cd0)?

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