windows XP on my desktop computer totally crashed, so I decide to "begin a life with a blank sheet"
And I have only one linux CD with ubuntu 8.10
how can I upgrade this ubuntu to Mint?
maybe I need to add something to the sources.list?
F1
Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
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ebaut
Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
Hello everyone
windows XP on my desktop computer totally crashed, so I decide to "begin a life with a blank sheet"
And I have only one linux CD with ubuntu 8.10
how can I upgrade this ubuntu to Mint?
maybe I need to add something to the sources.list?
F1
windows XP on my desktop computer totally crashed, so I decide to "begin a life with a blank sheet"
And I have only one linux CD with ubuntu 8.10
how can I upgrade this ubuntu to Mint?
maybe I need to add something to the sources.list?
F1
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emorrp1
Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
Hi, If you want ubuntu, you should install ubuntu, if you want mint you should install mint directly from it's own install CD. If you can't download and burn the Mint CD at all, then I'd recommend doing a quick install of ubuntu, just enough to allow you do so. Then you can simply install Mint over the ubuntu install. Since the install process only tends to take around about 15 mins, it's well worth it to get the full Mint experience. Depending on your internet connection, you could be all done in an hour, which is less than half the time it takes with XP!
But, if you really insist, I've detailed this process for ubuntu 9.04 jaunty (the steps are the same, but the details may be different for intrepid/felicia) here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=152&t=25138
But, if you really insist, I've detailed this process for ubuntu 9.04 jaunty (the steps are the same, but the details may be different for intrepid/felicia) here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=152&t=25138
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lexon
Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
Just download and burn an ISO for MInt 6. I used the Main Edition. I had Ubuntu 8.04 and just installed Mint rigth over it.
Notice, I said install, not upgrade. Ubuntu was wiped out. It did not take very long and I am not a techie type. I just made notes before of what I liked in Ubuntu.
Good luck.
lexon
Notice, I said install, not upgrade. Ubuntu was wiped out. It did not take very long and I am not a techie type. I just made notes before of what I liked in Ubuntu.
Good luck.
lexon
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raveyd
Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
Ubuntu and Mint are not the same thing, although Mint is based on Ubuntu and many things are similar / identical. The software packages are compatible too which is very good.
Mint is kind of like Ubuntu but with some additional plug-ins, codecs, other stuff added on top. And it looks much nicer (in my opinion).
So - you cannot "upgrade" from Ubuntu to Mint, but arguably if you started with ubuntu and installed all the extra stuff that Mint has on top of Ubuntu, and beautified it a lot, you would end up with something fairly similar.
Your best bet is to download and install mint.
Mint is kind of like Ubuntu but with some additional plug-ins, codecs, other stuff added on top. And it looks much nicer (in my opinion).
So - you cannot "upgrade" from Ubuntu to Mint, but arguably if you started with ubuntu and installed all the extra stuff that Mint has on top of Ubuntu, and beautified it a lot, you would end up with something fairly similar.
Your best bet is to download and install mint.
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dlkreations
Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
I see conflicting sentences here...raveyd wrote:Ubuntu and Mint are not the same thing....
Mint is kind of like Ubuntu ....
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lexon
Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
Not conflicting at all. Mint 6 is based on Ubuntu 8.10.dlkreations wrote:I see conflicting sentences here...raveyd wrote:Ubuntu and Mint are not the same thing....
Mint is kind of like Ubuntu ....
lexon
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dlkreations
Re: Upgrading Ubuntu to Mint
Uhh.... thanks for the tip... I know this.lexon wrote:Not conflicting at all. Mint 6 is based on Ubuntu 8.10.dlkreations wrote:I see conflicting sentences here...raveyd wrote:Ubuntu and Mint are not the same thing....
Mint is kind of like Ubuntu ....
lexon
It's called sarcasm. Read it again.