[ubuntu] Downloading Ubuntu Through Torrents

[Endolith]

Originally Posted by macogw Burning's not really necessary. You can mount the iso.

You're gonna have to explain how. Simply saying "you can mount it" doesn't help most people. Is there an application for this or do you have to dig into virtual file systems?

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This was not as easy as I thought, but I got the upgrader working:

1. Download the alternate install ISO file through the .torrent file on http://releases.ubuntu.com/
2. mount using a command like

sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-8.04-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom0

3. start the upgrader with the command

sudo /media/cdrom/cdromupgrade

It did not work from any location other than the /media/cdrom/ link.

And on release days, you probably want to click "no" when it asks about downloading the latest upgrades from the Internet, since the servers are so bogged down it will have to abort the upgrade process and you'll have to start all over again. You can always get them later.