[AuckLUG] dist-upgrade in Ubuntu

[Cheng Eu Chew]

Thanks for the replies everyone, I finally upgraded (to 6.06 :|).

Just a few things though, running through screen wasn't a very good
idea, as it terminated all my screen sessions half way through my
installation. Also, running the dist-upgrade through terminal would
have seen a more smoother transition as opposed to the GUI which
crashed three quarters of the way through.

Great idea to be at the computer one is upgrading too :)

On 13/01/07, Daniel Pittman <daniel at rimspace.net> wrote:
> Martin Bähr <mbaehr at email.archlab.tuwien.ac.at> writes:
> > On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 01:06:59AM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> >
> >> > 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?
> >
> >> You can, but I don't recommend it.  If something goes wrong you might
> >> need to recover by hand, without network access.
> >
> > well, running screen never hurts.
>
> That is very true.
>
> > you can start the screen session at home, leaving it running, monitor
> > it through ssh (with screen -x, so as to not disconnect at home) and
> > if something really fails and it is not fixable from remote then
> > you'll just have to wait until you are back home.
>
> Also true -- but, generally, I prefer to have the time between the two
> to be minimal. :)
>
> > you can also split the download and the upgrade part:
> > apt-get -u dist-upgrade -d
> > will only download all files, then you run it again without -d and do
> > the actual upgrade. the download part will surely be safe to do from
> > remote.
>
> I still strongly advise reading the release notes, since Ubuntu (like
> Debian) recommend a few more steps than /just/ running the upgrade in
> order to ensure a smooth process.
>
> Regards,
>         Daniel
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