Ubuntu upgrades (was Re:"NVidia is great!" - Umm, no?)

[Jamon Camisso]

Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> David Payne wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 12:13:32PM -0400, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>>   
>>> I'm pissed that Kubuntu hosed my system without apology when I
>>> tried to upgrade from Feisty to pre-release Gutsy. If it needs a
>>> re-install to be done cleanly -- or if they simply can't get major
>>> upgrades down properly -- they should be honest about it and at least
>>> have a way to back out. But the new release is quite fine.)
>>>     
>> Like you say, Gusty is still pre-release.  You may not need  a re-install when they releace Gusty.  I think one should understand the risks when using Pre-release software.
>>   
> I'd be with you on this, except for the fact that I've had similar
> failures in the past, doing full upgrades of versions that were not
> pre-release. Ubuntu just can't get this right, and there are no
> indications that anything has yet been learned from previous mistakes.
> For this reason, I did multiple backups in anticipation of an upgrade
> failure, and unfortunately the system lived down to my expectations in
> this particular regard once again.
> 
> This is a substantial enough problem that I doubt it can be licked
> before the planned release a little more than a month from now. (FWIW, I
> haven't yet mentioned all the nagging little problems which I _do_
> anticipate will be fixed before release.) I had at least expected by now
> that they'd offer a method to test the results of an upgrade or back
> out, but these haven' t emerged and certainly won't be in official
> Ubuntu 7.10.
> 
> Ubuntu's a great distro -- and probably one I'll stick with -- but this
> is a chronic weakness. Just be aware that chances of hosing your system
> irreversibly when doing a full-release upgrade are high.

Which are you using, apt-get or aptitude?

Jamon
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