On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 at 20:17, Jim Price <d1vers...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Be aware that the above download for Ubuntu 18.04 is 64 bit only, so I'm > not sure what happens if you try upgrading a 32bit install. Upgrading a 32-bit install yields an updated 32-bit install. You can't "upgrade" a 32-bit machine to 64-bit. You can install over the top and it should leave the /home subtree and replace the rest, yielding a 64-bit install but with all settings etc. intact. Any additional apps would need to be reinstalled. > The very existence of this suggests to me that there should be enough in > the repositories to do a 32 bit upgrade, but the problem might be that > 16.04 uses Unity and 18.04 uses Gnome3. There are only minimal and server install media for 32-bit x86, I believe, but all the packages should be there and it should upgrade to a full, working system. But you are correct, upgrading a Unity-based install installs GNOME 3. Unity remains present & can be chosen on the login screen but it defaults to GNOME 3. I am one of the many people who really dislikes GNOME 3 -- I tried to explain why here: https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/52807.html So I myself am looking for a way to update my 16.04 install and _not_ get GNOME. I have not found one yet. I may have to do a clean install with one of the 3rd party Unity remixes. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
