What a difference thirty minutes can make. I checked for the final release before I left for work, nothing. I checked when I got into work and there it was! I also noticed that the main site was already lousy with traffic and it is only going to get worse. I thought it’d be [...]
UPDATED: added Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Studio links!!
Well its official. Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” has been officially released. Everyone get your torrents ready and seed! seed! seed!
In an attempt to try and relieve some of the load I’ve made the .torrents, .jigdo, metalink and MD5SUM files available on my server. If you’re unable to [...]
With only four days to go before Ubuntu 8.10 is released we should start preparing. Those of us that know we are going to be upgrading, or would like to seed torrents, should do what we can ahead of time to help conserve bandwidth. Here are some things you can do to be prepared come [...]
Continuing the series on upgrading Ubuntu to 8.10 “Intrepid” today I’ll outline using a downloaded CD for the upgrade. If you already have the CD downloaded there is no need to use one of the previous methods and use your bandwidth. You already have the packages available on the CD, and you can use that [...]
Continuing my series on how to upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid” I now bring you steps on how to upgrade your Ubuntu Server installation. Again, these steps are nearly as simple as a desktop upgrade. The Ubuntu development team has done a really great job of making upgrading simple and painless.
First of all you’ll need [...]
My last post outlined how to upgrade your Ubuntu desktop from 8.04 LTS to 8.10. This post addresses those fans of the bling that is KDE.
To upgrade your Kubuntu 8.04 system to 8.10 follow these few steps:
Use the shortcut key “Alt+F2″. Within the resulting dialog box enter:
kdesu “adept_manager”
You should then see a prompt for “Version [...]
Upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10 desktop can be very simple, and can be managed by the integrated update-manager tool. Here I’ll outline a method for upgrading in just a few easy steps. Before you dive into the upgrade there are a few things to verify:
Be sure that you’ve applied all available updates to [...]
Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid” Release Candidate will be out by the end of the week, and the final by the end of the month. I want to spend the next week outlining all the different methods of upgrading and installing. If you’re planning on upgrading to final you’ll be able to find step-by-step instructions here.
I’ll begin [...]
I have seen a few questions in IRC and the forums lately regarding upgrading Ubuntu machines. I thought I would toss out a reminder on the best, supported, methods of upgrading your machine and how to avoid (hopefully) some common pitfalls.
Upgrade Preparation
The first step towards an upgrade is to backup any mission-critical data that you [...]
I just finished the upgrade on this server from Ubuntu 7.10 ‘Gutsy’ to Ubuntu 8.40 ‘Hardy’ and all I have to say is Ubuntu 8.04 Rocks My Socks! Here is a bit how things played out…
I spent a bit of time backing things up and preparing for the upgrade (you know, just in case). I [...]
