Dec 4, 2009
Upgrading from legacy Ubuntu to the Latest Karmic
Karmic Koala
In order to upgrade your legacy Ubuntu to the Latest 9.10 Karmic Koala releases, go to
System >> Administration >> Software Sources
Under the updates tab and make sure “Show new distribution releases:” is not Long Term Support releases only but Normal releases.Then, go to
System >> Administration >> Update Manager
You will get a upgrade to X.XX, continue upgrade to 9.10. (* this may take several hours to days depends on condition)
If you have any doubts, please read the sources below:
If previously you dualboot your OSes, you might loses GRUB boot of your other OS on your way. But do not worry because Karmic Koala support GRUB2 loader now. However, you need to manually install GRUB2 once you upgraded to Karmic Koala. By installing GRUB2 when you reaches Karmic Koala will help you recover your other OSes like Microsoft Windows. To install GRUB2,
sudo apt-get install grub-pc
Sources:
- http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
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where is kerbau’s favourite morning tosai in front of old general hospital?!
Hahaha.. Second Edition will cover more
I pun tak upgrade lagi.hehehe.