The Perfect Ubuntu Setup..

[greggpb]

I have dual booted linux/windows for +/-10 years I would say 10% of my time is spent in linux..

I would like to up this as I am no long in the windows only devleopment enviroment. and I can use whatever Os i choose...

How would one setup an ubuntu distribution that is updates to new versions without haveing to reinstall ? .. Ub get updated far to often for me to do full-installs..

Is there a starndard way guys setup thier boxes ?

 

[sn3rd]

As a new release comes out, you can update your repo list then do a distribution upgrade. Then you won't have to reinstall.

But the download can be a bitch if you have a lot installed, unless you're on local. But at least you can keep your settings and installed applications.

 

[ClaireCape]

Hi greggpb,

Another way would be to acquire an "alternate CD". It is still an official release by Canonical (Ubuntu). This is slightly different to the standard .iso and allows for a nice easy upgrade without having to re-install. You can download the alternate CD from the various sites, buy it from several online stores or get it for free:

Swing by UCT's upper campus and go to the computer science building.

They have a "Freedom Toaster" there, which is built into the wall and has a screen, like an ATM, and lets you choose a distribution and then insert a blank CD or DVD, and it'll burn it onto it for you. Free.

There is also an option to burn a large majority of the publicly available Ubuntu software onto six DVDs, so you don't need to keep downloading packages via Synaptic or apt-get.

Here's the software that's available on it:

http://toaster.clug.org.za/public/distros.php

Hope that helps.