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Hi My wife's laptop is running Ubuntu 12.04LTS and looking to update to latest 16.04 LTS, I have created a startup USB with latest iso file + performed data backup of the account :-
1) Can the system be updated directly from laptop downloads location OR does it need to be booted from USB ( SD card drive ?) to perform the update ?
2) The backup probably only contained account data and not any existing programs - when I do the system update - does the HD get erased and ONLY a system image installed i.e I lose all other programs ?
3) Is there a way to backup existing programs and re-install once the new system is installed?
4) Any other gotchas I need to prepare for ?
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Hi My wife's laptop is running Ubuntu 12.04LTS and looking to update to latest 16.04 LTS, I have created a startup USB with latest iso file + performed data backup of the account :-
1) Can the system be updated directly from laptop downloads location OR does it need to be booted from USB ( SD card drive ?) to perform the update ?
2) The backup probably only contained account data and not any existing programs - when I do the system update - does the HD get erased and ONLY a system image installed i.e I lose all other programs ?
3) Is there a way to backup existing programs and re-install once the new system is installed?
4) Any other gotchas I need to prepare for ?
updates backup
edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
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asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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closed as too broad by karel, pomsky, Eric Carvalho, waltinator, Elder Geek Mar 18 at 22:10
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Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
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Hi My wife's laptop is running Ubuntu 12.04LTS and looking to update to latest 16.04 LTS, I have created a startup USB with latest iso file + performed data backup of the account :-
1) Can the system be updated directly from laptop downloads location OR does it need to be booted from USB ( SD card drive ?) to perform the update ?
2) The backup probably only contained account data and not any existing programs - when I do the system update - does the HD get erased and ONLY a system image installed i.e I lose all other programs ?
3) Is there a way to backup existing programs and re-install once the new system is installed?
4) Any other gotchas I need to prepare for ?
updates backup
edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
14.4k84461
asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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Hi My wife's laptop is running Ubuntu 12.04LTS and looking to update to latest 16.04 LTS, I have created a startup USB with latest iso file + performed data backup of the account :-
1) Can the system be updated directly from laptop downloads location OR does it need to be booted from USB ( SD card drive ?) to perform the update ?
2) The backup probably only contained account data and not any existing programs - when I do the system update - does the HD get erased and ONLY a system image installed i.e I lose all other programs ?
3) Is there a way to backup existing programs and re-install once the new system is installed?
4) Any other gotchas I need to prepare for ?
updates backup
updates backup
edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
14.4k84461
asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
14.4k84461
asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
14.4k84461
edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
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edited Mar 17 at 14:49
user68186
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asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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asked Mar 17 at 12:48
George Archer
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closed as too broad by karel, pomsky, Eric Carvalho, waltinator, Elder Geek Mar 18 at 22:10
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Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
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Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
– Elder Geek
Mar 18 at 22:10
Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
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Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
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One note - if you wait a month, you can get 18.04
- It's possible to boot the .iso and install from a hard drive but
it's probably easier to use a USB. I've only managed to do it the
first way on systems with more than one physical drive, and I had to
edit some grub configuration files to do it. - You are offered options when you do the install.
Here is what the options screen looks like on a preliminary version of 18.04:
Note that as @user68186 mentioned in a comment, there is an option to "upgrade" while keeping your files and your programs "where possible". I personally haven't used this option.
- You can use aptik to back up the list of your installed
programs and reinstall them. - Make sure you have solid, tested backups of your data.
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
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A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
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@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
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1 Answer
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active
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up vote
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One note - if you wait a month, you can get 18.04
- It's possible to boot the .iso and install from a hard drive but
it's probably easier to use a USB. I've only managed to do it the
first way on systems with more than one physical drive, and I had to
edit some grub configuration files to do it. - You are offered options when you do the install.
Here is what the options screen looks like on a preliminary version of 18.04:
Note that as @user68186 mentioned in a comment, there is an option to "upgrade" while keeping your files and your programs "where possible". I personally haven't used this option.
- You can use aptik to back up the list of your installed
programs and reinstall them. - Make sure you have solid, tested backups of your data.
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
1
@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
– Organic Marble
Mar 17 at 14:03
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up vote
4
down vote
One note - if you wait a month, you can get 18.04
- It's possible to boot the .iso and install from a hard drive but
it's probably easier to use a USB. I've only managed to do it the
first way on systems with more than one physical drive, and I had to
edit some grub configuration files to do it. - You are offered options when you do the install.
Here is what the options screen looks like on a preliminary version of 18.04:
Note that as @user68186 mentioned in a comment, there is an option to "upgrade" while keeping your files and your programs "where possible". I personally haven't used this option.
- You can use aptik to back up the list of your installed
programs and reinstall them. - Make sure you have solid, tested backups of your data.
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
1
@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
– Organic Marble
Mar 17 at 14:03
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
One note - if you wait a month, you can get 18.04
- It's possible to boot the .iso and install from a hard drive but
it's probably easier to use a USB. I've only managed to do it the
first way on systems with more than one physical drive, and I had to
edit some grub configuration files to do it. - You are offered options when you do the install.
Here is what the options screen looks like on a preliminary version of 18.04:
Note that as @user68186 mentioned in a comment, there is an option to "upgrade" while keeping your files and your programs "where possible". I personally haven't used this option.
- You can use aptik to back up the list of your installed
programs and reinstall them. - Make sure you have solid, tested backups of your data.
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
One note - if you wait a month, you can get 18.04
- It's possible to boot the .iso and install from a hard drive but
it's probably easier to use a USB. I've only managed to do it the
first way on systems with more than one physical drive, and I had to
edit some grub configuration files to do it. - You are offered options when you do the install.
Here is what the options screen looks like on a preliminary version of 18.04:
Note that as @user68186 mentioned in a comment, there is an option to "upgrade" while keeping your files and your programs "where possible". I personally haven't used this option.
- You can use aptik to back up the list of your installed
programs and reinstall them. - Make sure you have solid, tested backups of your data.
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
edited Mar 17 at 14:06
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
answered Mar 17 at 13:10
Organic Marble
9,91563255
9,91563255
A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
1
@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
– Organic Marble
Mar 17 at 14:03
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A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
1
@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
– Organic Marble
Mar 17 at 14:03
A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
A few years ago the Ubuntu installer gave a choice to install while preserving data and programs if it found an older version of Ubuntu installed. I don't know if that is still the case. When I tried it, not all programs were preserved. So, backup is a must.
– user68186
Mar 17 at 13:22
1
1
@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
– Organic Marble
Mar 17 at 14:03
@user68186 thanks for that comment. Since I always use "something else", I didn't read the other options carefully. Updating answer.
– Organic Marble
Mar 17 at 14:03
add a comment |Â
Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
– Elder Geek
Mar 18 at 22:10