Ubuntu 7.04 now available from shipit.

Abe said:
Remember this is a beta version
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Anyone know if you will be able to upgrade the beta version to the release version. Busy d/loading the beta version at work - will make it easier on the bandwidth just to upgrade it once installed at home.
 
adsl3g said:
Anyone know if you will be able to upgrade the beta version to the release version. Busy d/loading the beta version at work - will make it easier on the bandwidth just to upgrade it once installed at home.
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IS just canned all of the ISOs :( - Will have to wait for the release.
 
Abe said:
IS just canned all of the ISOs :( - Will have to wait for the release.
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HEH - downloaded yesterday... just in time, finished at 17:30.

So can one upgrade to the release version from the beta?

EDIT: Trusty google - seems you just have to run the update manager and it will up to the final release.
 
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Remember that you still have to pay customs duty on those discs from Shipit, even though it has almost no monetary value. They wanted me to fork out more than R20 at the Post Office, so I just walked away and left it there. How can custom duties be more than the value of the product?
 
TiredOfWaiting said:
Remember that you still have to pay customs duty on those discs from Shipit, even though it has almost no monetary value. They wanted me to fork out more than R20 at the Post Office, so I just walked away and left it there. How can custom duties be more than the value of the product?
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You are paying duties on the value of the CD's which ubuntu put at $1 per CD.
 
Tell that to the SA Post Office. The R23 they wanted from me is more than the $3 that the discs are supposedly worth.
 
Abe said:
IS just canned all of the ISOs :( - Will have to wait for the release.
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jigdo it

apt-get install jigdo-lite ;

rm *.jigdo
rm *template

wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-amd64.jigdo
wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-amd64.template
wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-i386.template
wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-i386.jigdo

# If you run AMD64 like I do.
jigdo-lite feisty-alternate-amd64.jigdo

You will be prompted, answer /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /cdrom/
The logic behind this is to answer with directories which contains packages already. If you have a Beta or RC iso you can mount it with
mount -o loop rc.iso /mnt/point
and specify and /mnt/point as a directory also.
/mnt/point is where you mount something, you might have to mkdir /mnt/point to create the directory first.

What does all this do? It downloads only the differences between the ISOs and constructs a new one which will save you bandwidth. I'm currently 300 packages off with my copy of ubuntu-7.04-beta-alternate-amd64.iso
Another advantage is you can use local mirrors.
 
LOL - ive recieved 3x linux discs over the last 2 years and not paid anything. They put the disc in my PO box each time.
 
Boodles said:
U dont pay anything - i never have.
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No, I've had to pay before. 20-something Rands. But the most recent time I didn't have to pay, so I guess it's luck of the draw.

Either way, its less than the cost of the bandwidth. (Sure I get it some weeks after the release, but its nice to have discs to hand out too.)
 
edc said:
jigdo it

apt-get install jigdo-lite ;

rm *.jigdo
rm *template

wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-amd64.jigdo
wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-amd64.template
wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-i386.template
wget http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/feisty-alternate-i386.jigdo

# If you run AMD64 like I do.
jigdo-lite feisty-alternate-amd64.jigdo

You will be prompted, answer /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /cdrom/
The logic behind this is to answer with directories which contains packages already. If you have a Beta or RC iso you can mount it with
mount -o loop rc.iso /mnt/point
and specify and /mnt/point as a directory also.
/mnt/point is where you mount something, you might have to mkdir /mnt/point to create the directory first.

What does all this do? It downloads only the differences between the ISOs and constructs a new one which will save you bandwidth. I'm currently 300 packages off with my copy of ubuntu-7.04-beta-alternate-amd64.iso
Another advantage is you can use local mirrors.
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Only problem I have with this is that installing it now, every day there are new updates. After a few days, you've basically downloaded 600MB anyway. Last time I looked at Feisty, it downloaded 150 odd packages the one day, and the next day it wanted me to download some 330!!

That said, I like Feisty x64. Very nice.
 
Also noticed that during the last month end, but right now it is rc not beta, so doubt there will be much to download for me. I hope so. :-)
 
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