Re: Ubuntu Gutsy good?

["Tom Metro-12" <user=71@nabble.blu.org>]

 Bill Ricker wrote: 
> Advice is not to do upgrades with syn/apt/i[ct]ude/anymore. 

Why? Aren't the alternatives essentially wrappers for these tools? Is 
the "upgrade manager" really distinct? 

I've always preferred to do software installations, especially 
distribution upgrades, from the command line, so all the error messages 
can be logged and reviewed later. 


> If using upgrade manager, only from Feisty, don't try to skip. 

Huh? 


> If installing over, re-partitioning  BEFORE so /home and /var/local 
> are separate filesystems is convenient. 

/var/local? Is that even used in a typical installation? 

  -Tom 

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