Upgrade to 9.10 using alternate CD

[zero-n]

How to upgrade Ubuntu using alternate CD :


1- Download alternate CD image .

Direct link :
AMD64 (http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso)
i386 (http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso)

Torrent:
AMD64 (http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent)
i386 (http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent)



2- Run this command to mount the image.


sudo mount -o loop PATH/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom0

change PATH to your CD image path.



3- Run update manager from CD.


gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

4- Enjoy upgrading.

[mhmdfoss]

thanks alot
this way is more secure than direct update from the internet
as you know our internet is very slow and always interrupt

[zero-n]

yeah.

btw the upgrade manager will ask you if you want to download new updates while upgrading if you choose YES it will download the new software updates & if you choose NO you need to run this command after upgrade is done to update you software.


sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[mhmdfoss]

yep

thank u again:o