Re: [gNewSense-users] newbie question about upgrading gNewSense

[Karl Goetz]

andrei raevsky wrote:
> Greetings friends,
Hi mate.
> I am a newbie to the world of gNewSense and Ubuntu, so I will risk a 
> rather primitive question here:
>
> Should I upgrade from gNewSense 1.0 to gNewSense 1.1 and, if yes, how 
> exactly?
"should"? depends. The distribution has been made freer, and (i believe) 
the install cd has the last few months worth of updates. Unless your 
having real issues with 1.0 theres probably no burning need to update.
> This is what I mean:
>
> I have only a (bad) dial-up connection so downloading hundereds of 
> megs of packages is not a good option for me.  I did it the first time 
> to install the updates to gNewSense 1.0 and it took me TWO DAYS :-(
Expect something similar :-/
> I suppose that I can get a friend to get me the gNewSense 1.1 iso and 
> update my installation, but since I am new to Ubuntu -like upgrades, 
> what will that do to my configuration, home directory, etc.?  Brian 
> wrote that I can update, but can I do this without using my phone at 
> all, only with the gNewSense 1.1 CD?  Or will I have to re-update 
> another 100-200 MB of packages by dial-up download?
an update using gnewsense/ubuntu/debian should *never* touch the files 
in your home directory. As for the actual update, its just like a normal 
update (system -> administration -> update manager).
> I am very happy with my current gNewSense 1.0 install (-: I even like 
> the "dirty elephants" splashsreen :-) so I rather wait for, say, a 
> version 2.1 of gNewSense before updating, but will I be able to do so 
> from 1.0 to, say, 2.1 *without* all the intermediate steps of the 
> versions in between?
Depends what version 2 winds up being. However, i don't think you should 
bank on it any time soon :) (my understanding is we wont do a 2.x 
release until ubuntu do their next LTS).
> From the press release, the difference between 1.0 and 1.1 is not 
> huge.  Can I wait or must I update version by version to keep things 
> smooth?
Both should work.
> Sorry for the dumb-newbie basic question, but having only one 500MHz 
> machine on dial-up makes one wary of doing something silly...
i understand :-/, dial up hurts.
kk
> Many thanks,
>
> Andrei
PS.
Did you check our FAQ(s)? some of your questions might be answered 
there. let me know if they are/arnt!
kk

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Karl Goetz
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