Will Upgrade Loss My 64 Bit?

[Tanner2007]

I have Ubuntu 9.10 64 Bit
If i upgrade to 10.4 LTS beta will it stay 64 bit or become 32 bit?

[lisati]

How were you planning to upgrade?
If you use System->update manager, you can expect to keep 64-bit.

[Tanner2007]

How were you planning to upgrade?
If you use System->update manager, you can expect to keep 64-bit.

Yes update manager is what I planned on using....but do you think it is worth it? or shell I wait for the full release?

[beta.tester]

Yes update manager is what I planned on using....but do you think it is worth it? or shell I wait for the full release?


Hi Tanner

With the proviso that all software may be a little buggy :)

Here is the RC announcement ;)

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2010-April/000132.html

We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable, and suitable for
testing by any user.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition and Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition continue
the trend of ever-faster boot speeds, with improved startup times and a
streamlined, smoother boot experience.

I would advise backing up all your data though (the /home directory as a safeguard :)

Kind regards and keep on Ubunting john

[Tanner2007]

Hi Tanner

With the proviso that all software may be a little buggy :)

Here is the RC announcement ;)

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2010-April/000132.html

We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable, and suitable for
testing by any user.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition and Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition continue
the trend of ever-faster boot speeds, with improved startup times and a
streamlined, smoother boot experience.

I would advise backing up all your data though (the /home directory as a safeguard :)

Kind regards and keep on Ubunting john


I am a little new at this, do I only need to back up my .home to save all ym data? or do programs/settings and etc also save? and thank you for the info sir

[Lightstar]

Program settings are usually stored in the /home, so doing a backup of your personal/normal files and the /home folder should be enough, I never backed up anything else.

[Tanner2007]

Thanks guys