Author: Sean Gibbins Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: Dapper -> Edgy upgrade (Was: Re: [Hampshire] Your Set Up)
Chris Aitken wrote: >> > Back up your data, fire off a dist-upgrade* and then in the unlikely
>> > event it does reduce your pc to virtual rubble, you can always go for
>> > the clean install option.
>> >
>> > Obviously this is based on my experience and your mileage may, as they
>> > say, vary, but I have upgraded several systems to Edgy and come
>> through
>> > clean.
>>
>> I've done this to many Debian and Ubuntu systems (up to Dapper), but
>> had heard nightmares about an Edgy upgrade. Of course, you don't often
>> hear the good news...
>
> Done.
>
> Other than grub changing all my /dev/hdb4 parts to some UUID guff, it
> went ok (so far).
>
Phew! I'd have felt sooo bad if it'd melted your PC!
