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Thread ID: 103178	2009-09-14 18:06:00	Howto Upgrade Ubuntu 7.04 to 9.06	SurferJoe46 (51)	Press F1

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810174	2009-09-14 18:06:00	It looks like this is a "too-large" upgrade and it falls on it's butt when I try . It might also be a quantum leap for it too to try . Options? 1) Remove 7 . 04 all the way and just install 9 . 06 but that means formatting the whole drive and kinda destroys the dual-boot scene I want . 2) force an upgrade by running the following command using Alt+F2: kdesudo "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" 3) Run both 7 . 04 and 9 . 06 with XP as a kicker thru grub . (This is kinda silly though) OK - suppose I choose to install 9 . 06 and then delete 7 . 04 . Is it possible to reuse the partition area that is now dedicated to 7 . 04? Is there a utility that can reclaim that partition?I now have 8 partitions and would like to clean things up . BTW: Both Ubuntus are now working good . So is XP, but it always did . BBTW: I'm having fun with my puters again! Yippee!	SurferJoe46 (51)
810175	2009-09-14 18:40:00	Quote:Is there a utility that can reclaim that partition?I now have 8 partitions and would like to clean things up. The best for this is "Gparted that can be download and then burnt to a CD. It will show all yr partitions and you can extend or delete and reformat any of them. Extending can take a bit of time tho. As for Ubuntu if you install 9.04 to yr present Ubuntu partition you will be asked if you want to save the 7.04 settings.Say ok then yr new 9.04 will be all honky dory. Also once you are set up again I think there is a disk partitioner available in Ubuntu so you can use that to play with partitions	kjaada (253)
810176	2009-09-14 19:04:00	OK - went through with that and as I ask it to update for the security and stuff, it tells me that there's insufficient room and that I need to clear out the "/" drive. What I don't understand is that if it set it's won partitions up, why cannot it create a large enough swap-file to accomplish what it needs? That may be an academic question/statement now as I am going for a full wipe and clean install of Ubuntu 9.06 and will just use all 80gig of the hdd1	SurferJoe46 (51)
810177	2009-09-14 19:47:00	Gparted will be on the live CD if you installed 8.06 from CD	gary67 (56)
810178	2009-09-14 22:58:00	Thanks Gary, I'm running dban.iso to wipe the whole hdd and then I'll start from scratch. This isn't as bad as it may seem to youse guys - this is a play puter and even though it has a pretty good processor, I'll likely dedicate it to Ubuntu when I am through playing. Thanks for bearing with me here - this is still a steep (almost vertical) learning curve for me and I have decided to enjoy myself along the way.	SurferJoe46 (51)
810179	2009-09-14 23:50:00	The big thing with linux is that you do not have to worry too much about viruses and malware etc.Where windows is set up so MS and almost anybody else can put things on yr box,Nothing can go on a linux system unless the admin gives the ok.(thats the theory any way and it works almost 100%) Speed and small footprints are also advantages along with the need of a lot less resources. Stick with it and you will find it great.	kjaada (253)
810180	2009-09-15 00:30:00	Ubuntu is good, I use it often, but Linux Mint 7 is always very good. If you have another spare play pc than install Mint 7 and give it a go.	ronyville (10611)
810181	2009-09-15 01:04:00	Ubuntu is good, I use it often, but Linux Mint 7 is always very good. If you have another spare play pc than install Mint 7 and give it a go. The list of linux OS's is pretty long and we all have our favorites.Just stick with Ubuntu for a while and learn the ropes.	kjaada (253)
810182	2009-09-15 06:20:00	Yeah I like Ubuntu and Mint but prefer Mint, I also like Puppy for older computers	gary67 (56)
810183	2009-09-15 08:37:00	Mint IS Ubuntu with a few extras that make it *easier* and more *intuitive* to use...	Blam (54)
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