Author: Chris Aitken Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Dapper -> Edgy upgrade (Was: Re: [Hampshire] Your Set Up)
> > Back up your data, fire off a dist-upgrade* and then in the unlikely > > event it does reduce your pc to virtual rubble, you can always go for
> > the clean install option.
> >
> > Obviously this is based on my experience and your mileage may, as they
> > say, vary, but I have upgraded several systems to Edgy and come through
> > clean.
>
> I've done this to many Debian and Ubuntu systems (up to Dapper), but
> had heard nightmares about an Edgy upgrade. Of course, you don't often
> hear the good news...
Done.
Other than grub changing all my /dev/hdb4 parts to some UUID guff, it
went ok (so far).