On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Tony Rick <tony...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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) > > Saw this<http://askubuntu.com/questions/202769/why-does-upgrade-from-12-04-to-12-10-using-a-cd-dvd-still-require-download>at askubuntu.com in response to a comment I made about the same issue: > There's a workaround to this: Boot into the Live media and choose "Test > Ubuntu" instead of "Install Ubuntu". Now, open "Install Ubuntu 12.10". The > upgrade option will now work. :-) YMMV. Thanks to Benjamin Karensa for suggesting that there really is a solution, sort of. -- - 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