You *can* update NOW from 14.04 to 16.04 via cli by using this: "sudo update-manager -d"
... without the quotes of course. See the link below for a more verbose discussion: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/04/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-14-04-to-ubuntu-16-04-lts BC On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 4:06 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:53:01 -0400, Lawrence H. Bulk wrote: > >You are correct that some ISPs throttle torrent speed downloads. But > >mine doesn't and I believe that most ISPs will not do this, especially > >as the torrent site used for Ubuntu Studio is not a known > >"file-sharing" site. Using a torrent is worth a try. If you find it to > >be slow, you can always cancel the download and just go back to a > >regular mirror site. > > ISPs use Deep Packet Inspection. > > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:43:21 +0800, Roberto Verzola wrote: > >It says "the sites are believed to be..." So maybe, but maybe not. > > They give detailed information that is beyond believing. It's not > necessarily clear on what stage the traffic gets shaped, but it most > likely gets shaped. Yo spread doubt, without giving any evidence for > that doubt. > > Regarding the topic you also recommended against > > https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/installing-upgrading.html > > Please, underpin why the OP should first upgrade to the non LTS and > then to the LTS? > > >The best way to know for sure is to try. I tried and torrent works > >much better for me. > > > >I find it hard to believe the assertion about minority/majority... It > >implies that you actually counted. > > This claim is absolutely nonsense, it just implies that I get > information from somewhere. > > There are tons of sources, some might be false others might be true, > the averaged claim is similar to this one: > > > https://torrentfreak.com/is-your-isp-messing-with-bittorrent-traffic-find-out-140123/ > > I just didn't provide more information, since it's off-topic and I > don't want to provide more off-topic information. > > Again, it's off-topic, lets stay with the topic, since some users > really use the mailing list archive to get help and it's not good if > they have doubts what to do, to upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04. > > IMO the Ubuntu Studio FAQ should answer this, but at the moment they > don't and editing Ubuntu help pages became a PITA, so I send a request > to the Ubuntu Studio devel list. Hopefully next time somebody wants to > know how to upgrade to 16.04 or 16.04.x we simply can reply by posing a > link to the Ubuntu Studio FAQ and avoid off-topic discussions and/or > different opinions that make it unclear what to do. > > Regards, > Ralf > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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