On 03/23/2013 09:44 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > Since I run Linux and Ubuntu I decided that I'd better update to Ubuntu > 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) before the month runs out because support > for 10.04 which I currently run will end. So I click on the upgrade and > it looked like everything went smooth. Rebooted and got a screen saying > the system couldn't find the boot partition. Argh! So since I have > another computer in the room I ran it to search for answers. Most of > the problems had to do with old software and dependencies for those. > This was not going to be an easy fix. What had happened is that the > upgrade didn't actually complete though it acted like it did. > > So I gave up BUT of course I had made an image backup of the 10.04 boot > partition with Clonezilla and copied it back. Reboot and back to > 10.04. This afternoon I'll try again this time uninstalling the one > particular program that was the culprit before running the upgrade. > Before Winders users feel smug I've seen similar problems doing Winders > upgrades. And before someone recommends Linux Mint which I run off of > pen drives on other computers I would love to do that but apparently the > Android emulators only can run in GPU mode on Ubuntu and I need that for > testing super high density devices like 5" phones with 1080x1920 displays.
Well that was fun (NOT!) Decided that Ubuntu's Unity interface is not for professional software developers so reinstalled 10.04 again. In the process noticed that the support for 10.04 may have been extended to 2015 probably because a lot of Ubuntu users HATE the unity GUI. It is hard to know until you actually are trying to use your everyday tools whether or not a new GUI is going to work for you until you actually try it. Just doing the Live CD didn't tell me much.
