Safe upgrade/install

[mistrynitesh]

Hello all!
I want to upgrade my system to eventually switch over to Gutsy (when the final version is released), but I have this one inhibition....
My internet connection is not very stable and gets disconnected frequently (ISP problem). Since upgrading requires a lot of download, I fear that the internet may get disconnected in the middle of a download.
Do I need to worry about this, or Adept/apt-get handles this kind of situations, or should I take some additional steps so that, if it does get disconnected, I can back up whatever is downloaded and start from that point on when the connection resumes?
All kinds of suggestions are welcome

[aged hippy]

Re: Safe upgrade/install

It frightened me fairly when it said the download is 700Mb, and i'm certain that it said that it can't be cancelled later, so i clicked the "Cancel" box. I assume that if the connection drops, you'd be buggered.

On the Gutsy Upgrade page it says:

Upgrading using the alternate CD/DVD
Use this method if the system being upgraded is not connected to the Internet.
Download and burn the alternate installation CD
Insert it into your CD-ROM drive
A dialog will be displayed offering you the opportunity to upgrade using that CD
Follow the on-screen instructions
If the upgrade dialog is not displayed for any reason, you may also run the following command using Alt+F2:

gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

Perhaps you'd be safer downloading the .iso - if you can "Resume"...?

[Rog131]

Re: Safe upgrade/install

My internet connection is not very stable and gets disconnected frequently (ISP problem). Since upgrading requires a lot of download, I fear that the internet may get disconnected in the middle of a download.
Do I need to worry about this, or Adept/apt-get handles this kind of situations, or should I take some additional steps so that, if it does get disconnected, I can back up whatever is downloaded and start from that point on when the connection resumes?

Yes - apt/aptitude/adept/synaptic/whatever should download all packages. and then upgrade.

You could dowload packages:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -d -u dist-upgrade

-d, --download-only
Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or
installed.

And then use official upgrade tool (or whatever)


It seems that official upgrade tool is buggy.
Topic: Upgrade From Kubuntu Feisty to Gutsy Beta incomplete
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086928.0

I managed to get the upgrade to complete by using 'apt-get dist-upgrade'