Dominic, Were you able to get the new Unity desktop installed? I have gotten stories of people who have done online upgrades and failed to get Unity.
Kind regards, P. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Dominic Kibuga <[email protected]> wrote: > BM, > > I just made an online upgrade. From the look of it, most of my packages > were not affected by the upgrade save for my OpenERP Web application which > was affected by an upgrade from Python 2.6 to Python 2.7 which comes with > Natty. > > > --- On *Wed, 5/4/11, B M <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: B M <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Ubuntu Natty > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 9:28 AM > > > Thomas, > > You lose the applications as well when you upgrade - I think > particularly if you use a disc - someone can comment on a net > install/upgrade. > When the upgrade is done, you have to go through the hustle of > reinstalling software that is not on the cd or basic installation. > That implies development environments, tweaks and packages of all kinds > have to be reinstalled to get the system to what you want it to be. > > So be it an upgrade or a clean install, you have to install certain > packages afresh. > > Regards, > BM. > > On 05/04/2011 05:25 AM, Kizito Thomas wrote: > > David, > > How about the thousands and thousands of applications installed over the > > internet? > > Actually this has been the biggest hindrance to upgrading for me. When > > ever I think of the applications I have installed and how I came across > > them, ofcourse I think of the internet capacity consumed and if I am to > > have a fresh install, I shall have to re consume it to have the > > applications back. > > > > > ................................................................................................................................................ > > Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us > > Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us > > .................................................. > > Kizito Thomas > > +256-712-929564 > > +256-782-062708 > > > > On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 13:27 -0600, David Gelvin wrote: > >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Simon > >> Vass<[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> Going to hang on a little while, to iron out the bugs. Love > >> the fact you can upgrade straight from the DVD though, don't > >> need to use the alternate DVD. That is a big improvement. I > >> hope they expand that to allow upgrading from say 10.04 ---> > >> 11.04 etc. > >> > >> > >> > >> Didn't even know about that, but it sounds good. 'Upgradability' has > >> never been an important criteria for me as I always do a fresh clean > >> install- I like having a new pristine environment without any issues > >> carrying over from a previous install. It's so easy to just copy your > >> data files over that I don't find the potential issues with upgrading > >> worth it. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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