[AuckLUG] dist-upgrade in Ubuntu

[Cheng Eu Chew]

For so long now, I have put off doing a dist-upgrade in ubuntu (I'm
still using breezy) because I have heard that there are quite a few
problems when people do it. Things such as losing everything in their
/home partition to - worse case senario - someone having to throw away
their computer. :| Although, that may just be a case of not upgrading
properly.

So, I'd like to know, what is the "right" way of upgrading my ubuntu
installation? Is it just as simple as "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade"? Or
is there more to that? Will I have to sit through the whole thing to
(re)configure partitions or does apt do it by itself? Can I set it to
run remotely through SSH (through screen)? - as I'm not usually at
home. What exactly happens once I hit the enter button to execute the
command?

Having backed up most of the important information that I need (uni
and work stuff) I still can't really afford to lose my data and
reconfigure everything again.

Am I just being paranoid - for lack of a better word - here or does
everything run very smoothly?

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Cheng Eu Chew
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