Upgrade Vs Fresh Install

[pfnorris]

I have a number of pc's currently subscribed to Ubuntu one. I am interested to know what would be the implications if I chose to do fresh installs of Lucid, rather than upgrade, e.g. would a fresh install break the current subscriptions for those machines - would they have to be re-subscribed afterwards?

Would it be any different with an upgrade?

Just trying to weigh up what the best option might be

Thanks

Phil Norris

[joshuahoover]

I have a number of pc's currently subscribed to Ubuntu one. I am interested to know what would be the implications if I chose to do fresh installs of Lucid, rather than upgrade, e.g. would a fresh install break the current subscriptions for those machines - would they have to be re-subscribed afterwards?

Would it be any different with an upgrade?

Just trying to weigh up what the best option might be

Thanks

Phil Norris

Hi Phil,

When you say "re-subscribe", I'm assuming you mean re-subscribe to Ubuntu One. If you do a fresh install, you would need to associate the computers with the proper Ubuntu One account again, which will then sync the files and contacts you already have synced. You would do this by opening System->Preferences->Ubuntu One on each computer. This will trigger the process to add your computer to your account. Once you do that, go back to Ubuntu One Preferences, click on the Devices tab, and click "Connect". Then all your files will begin to re-sync.

Whether you should do a fresh install or upgrade is up for debate. I personally do a fresh install on my main computers because it makes it simpler to start from scratch after 6 months of non-stop madness being done on them with testing all sorts of software and configs. This is just me though. :)

Thank you,

Joshua

[wardeworth]

I would go with Fresh install.
If we do an upgrade we keep all our installed programs and don't have to reinstall any program again.
And a clean install is more likely to work, but it could create more work for you in the end than a working upgrade would.

[pfnorris]

Thanks for the responses guys. I did a trial upgrade with the RC on a spare machine, and was surprised at how long it took compared to a fresh install. I think that plus the other good reasons given are nudging me towards a fresh install.

Help much appreciated.

Phil

[cgroza]

Fresh install is always better... many things can go WRONG in an upgrade.