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copycat
April 20th, 2009, 03:05 PM
A simple question,

when I install a beta version. And some weeks later the online version becomes RC. Will my installation become RC when I do a apt get update/upgrade or do I need to download the RC version to have it? Same for stable?:popcorn:

megamania
April 20th, 2009, 03:09 PM
A simple question,

when I install a beta version. And some weeks later the online version becomes RC. Will my installation become RC when I do a apt get update/upgrade or do I need to download the RC version to have it? Same for stable?:popcorn:
You can update as usual. No need to reinstall.

copycat
April 20th, 2009, 03:11 PM
thanks... that's fast! :P

That saves time and bandwith :-)

megamania
April 20th, 2009, 03:16 PM
thanks... that's fast! :P

That saves time and bandwith :-)

In theory, you never have to reinstall, not even between major releases.

In practice, I reinstall at least every 12 months, because I like to restart with a clean system, and it's very quick if you have a separate /home.

copycat
April 20th, 2009, 03:22 PM
Ok, but upgrading is always nice when it works. And I never had problems with it :-)
Let's try a Italian word of thanks,

grazie tanto,
sono molto lieto di aver fato il tuo connucienca...

Let's hope it's written without faults. But I can speak a bit :-)

megamania
April 20th, 2009, 03:56 PM
Ok, but upgrading is always nice when it works. And I never had problems with it :-)
Sure. I just notice an improvement in speed when I reinstall after 12 months.

Also, a patch that I needed for my video card wouldn't fix the problem in 8.10, but the card worked out of the box with 9.04. So I'm happy I clean-installed 9.04 beta.



Let's try a Italian word of thanks,
grazie tanto,
sono molto lieto di aver fato il tuo connucienca...

Let's hope it's written without faults. But I can speak a bit :-)
:-)