Upgrade Ubuntu 8.10 to Kubuntu 9.04 ?

[d98rolb]

Hi!
I have Ubuntu 8.10 installed. Now I want to try Kubuntu 9.04 when it official released. KDE 4.2 looks nice :) What is the simplest path to take ?

Should I upgrade or should I remove everything and start over ?
I have /home on a separate partition.

Regards
Roland Bengtsson

[tommcd]

This is an interesting question. I'm not sure if you can tell update manager to go from Ubuntu to Kubuntu. Anyway, this page discusses various ways to upgrade to 9.04:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JauntyUpgrades
When the upgrade finishes you can just install the Kubuntu desktop:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde
I would first download an iso of Kubuntu 9.04. That way if things get screwed up, you can just do a clean install of Kubuntu 9.04.
Personally, I would favor a clean install over an upgrade. Since your /home is on a separate partition all your data will be safe.

[d98rolb]

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I choose to make a clean install of Kubuntu.

Regards

[SuperSonic4]

I'd choose a clean install too, it just seems cleaner to me lol.

[ninjapirate89]

Whenever I feel like trying a new OS I install it in VirtualBox first to make sure I like it and to make sure I understand how it works before commiting to a hard drive install.