On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Tony Rick <tony...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 8:51 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:29:30 -0700 >> Tony Rick <tony...@gmail.com> dijo: >> >> >Alternate install images (along with some install features like RAID >> >support) were dropped for the 12.10 launch. There is a lot of chatter >> >about it out there, and lot's o' disappointment. Canonical giveth and >> >Canonical taketh away. >> >> The alternate images have been handy to me at the Clinic. On more than >> one occasion someone has wanted to upgrade from whatever Ubuntu they >> currently have to the latest. We don't have a lot of bandwidth at Free >> Geek, but the Alternate images allow an upgrade from CD rather than >> over the net connection. Are you telling me that the Alternate images >> will be no longer? if so, how can I upgrade an existing Ubuntu without >> a net connection? >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > Here's what the 12.10 Beta2 Technical > Overview<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Beta2>says: > >> Offline upgrade options via alternate CDs are no longer offered for >>> Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server. Please ensure you have network >>> connectivity to one of the official mirrors or to a locally accessible >>> mirror and follow the instructions above. >> >> > I have not yet been able to locate the same proclamation for the official > release, but I strongly suspect that it exists. I am afraid that the > current answer to your question "How can I upgrade..." is: "You can't". > The best I can hope for at this point is that the community will come up > with one, or Canonical relents (highly unlikely, IMHO). > > (repeat the chorus: 'Canonical giveth...') > > -- > - tony > "I come from the nowhere, I go to the noplace, und here I am!" > Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Popeye, 1939) > > 12.10 Release Notes<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop>start off saying > There is no longer a traditional CD-sized image, DVD or alternate image, > but rather a single 800MB Ubuntu image that can be used from USB or DVD. There is an Ubuntu Forums thread titled *Don't allow Ubuntu to drop alternate installers! *in the Community Cafe section, but not much of it is very helpful beyond my earlier suggestions. -- - tony "I come from the nowhere, I go to the noplace, und here I am!" Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Popeye, 1939) _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug