Re: [ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases .....
On 09/02/12 10:21, Alan Pope wrote: sudo apt-get autoremove In addition to which I'd recommend using the following command to make sure you have all the necessary bits installed. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop^ Sometimes during the development release odd things happen and the ubuntu-desktop or other critical packages can get removed temporarily. The above command will (re-)install anything that _should_ be installed on the desktop system. Surprising how often this command 'magically' fixes stuff. Thanks to all who have replied. I think I have a far better understanding now of the release process. This is the first time I've followed a release through all stages by actually using it. It's been a very interesting process, and I have nothing but total admiration to the various bug-teams. I shall certainly repeat the process again with Quirky (or whatever 12.10 gets to be called). Obviously I'll set it up to dual-boot with Precise and keep meticulous backups. Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases .....
On 09/02/12 09:53, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: There is a very tiny chance that software packages installed in the alpha will be removed by the final, and that these won't be automatically removed from your system. In that case, just run: sudo apt-get autoremove In addition to which I'd recommend using the following command to make sure you have all the necessary bits installed. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop^ Sometimes during the development release odd things happen and the ubuntu-desktop or other critical packages can get removed temporarily. The above command will (re-)install anything that _should_ be installed on the desktop system. Surprising how often this command 'magically' fixes stuff. Cheers, Al. -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases .....
On 2012-02-09 09:30, Alan Pope wrote: > On 09/02/12 09:07, Barry Drake wrote: >> And when we get to April release date, >> will I then have an installation exactly the same as the newly released >> Precise Pangolin, or ought I to re-install? > > Debatable. There may be the odd setting here or there which you may be > carrying from an earlier update, but it's pretty much identical. Some might > suggest creating a clean user or deleting certain dot-directories in your > home, or doing a clean install. Up to you really. Indeed. The installed system (outside /home) will almost certainly be the same as if you did a base install with the final release. However, you may have to delete some dotfiles in your home directory if default configuration options changed. There is a very tiny chance that software packages installed in the alpha will be removed by the final, and that these won't be automatically removed from your system. In that case, just run: sudo apt-get autoremove I'd suggest not to worry about it and see how it turns out. It'll probably be just fine. Regards, Tyler -- "If we confuse dissent with disloyalty — if we deny the right of the individual to be wrong, unpopular, eccentric or unorthodox — if we deny the essence of racial equality then hundreds of millions in Asia and Africa who are shopping about for a new allegiance will conclude that we are concerned to defend a myth and our present privileged status. Every act that denies or limits the freedom of the individual in this country costs us the ... confidence of men and women who aspire to that freedom and independence of which we speak and for which our ancestors fought." -- Edward R. Murrow -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases .....
My understanding is you'll have the same version more or less. Can't vouch for any customisations but I am in the same position and that's my understanding! From: Barry Drake Sent: 09/02/2012 09:08 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases . Hi there This is probably a stupid question. I've been using Precise 12.04 ever since the beginning of Alpha 1. I installed it for testing, but found it so stable I have been using it on a day to day basis ever since. I have taken the updates on a daily basis, watched it as it changed, and filed bug reports as needed. My question: is what I am now using exactly the same as if I took the Alpha 2 release and updated this? And when we get to April release date, will I then have an installation exactly the same as the newly released Precise Pangolin, or ought I to re-install? Clearly, I don't yet understand how the alpha/beta/release process works. Kind regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases .....
On 09/02/12 09:07, Barry Drake wrote: My question: is what I am now using exactly the same as if I took the Alpha 2 release and updated this? Effectively yes. And when we get to April release date, will I then have an installation exactly the same as the newly released Precise Pangolin, or ought I to re-install? Debatable. There may be the odd setting here or there which you may be carrying from an earlier update, but it's pretty much identical. Some might suggest creating a clean user or deleting certain dot-directories in your home, or doing a clean install. Up to you really. Clearly, I don't yet understand how the alpha/beta/release process works. I think you do :) If you install a development version before release you're going to get a lot of updates up until release. Then you'll start getting the usual bug/security updates afterwards. Cheers, Al. -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Regular updates, and alpha/beta releases .....
Hi there This is probably a stupid question. I've been using Precise 12.04 ever since the beginning of Alpha 1. I installed it for testing, but found it so stable I have been using it on a day to day basis ever since. I have taken the updates on a daily basis, watched it as it changed, and filed bug reports as needed. My question: is what I am now using exactly the same as if I took the Alpha 2 release and updated this? And when we get to April release date, will I then have an installation exactly the same as the newly released Precise Pangolin, or ought I to re-install? Clearly, I don't yet understand how the alpha/beta/release process works. Kind regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
