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    downgrade?

    I have used Kubuntu 10.04 for many years now without a problem. I received a message saying that Kubuntu 10.04 would go away as an LTS and that the new LTS would be 12.04. I installed 12.04 and subsequently 12.10 and have found both of these versions to be at best annoying. My question is: Is there a simple way of returning to a stable 10.04 version of Kubuntu without having to rebuild from a .iso file?

    The following are details of my system:

    ACER Aspire 5560-Sb256
    Quad-Core
    4 gb main memory
    500 gb HDD
    I use the 64 bit versions of Kubuntu.

    Problems I've encountered with version 12 of kubuntu are:
    1. Unstable boot up
    12.04 required at least one power re-cycle before it would start
    12.10 requires zero or more power re-cycles before it will start
    Both 12.04 and 12.10 irradicately display a boot up menu
    2. 12.04 seems to move more slowly as time goes by
    3. 12.04/12.10 will not shut down. Please note that I have tried several of the "advertised" fixes for this problem and none of them have worked for me.

    Note that I never experienced any of these problems with version 10.04

    Terry

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    Re: downgrade?

    The recommended method would be:

    1. Back up all files/documents/settings you wish to keep
    2. Install 10.04 from CD/DVD/USB
    3. Instruct the installer to overwrite your existing system
    4. Panic in April when 10.04 reaches its "end of life."

    Honestly if you are going to go through all that trouble, I'd recommend that you burn a fresh DVD of 12.04 and take it for a test drive first. A lot of users report problems with upgrading, which they do not have with a fresh install. (Or go with a distro known for its stability such as Debian.)

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