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bliffle
May 17th, 2010, 10:03 PM
I'd like to upgrade the Ubuntu 9.04 on a system to the 10.04 and I have the 10.04 LiveCD. Usually I would get a new HDD and install on that , then move stuff onto the new HDD, but I thought that this time i'd try some other method. I've done the online upgrade once but it took a long time, while connected, and it worried me.

Can I replace the 9.04 with 10.04 without losing anything (although perhaps requiring an Update Manager run to refresh some apps, Like OO, VLC, etc.)?

drs305
May 17th, 2010, 10:06 PM
You could move your /home to a separate partition to save (many of) your configuration settings, but the remainder of the / partition will be overwritten by the new release.

If you have or make a separate /home, make sure you choose manual partitioning, designate the /home partition, and DO NOT format it.

Although they will be replaced, you could copy folders such as /etc and /boot, which contain configuration files, to a backup partition. You can't restore them, but you could access them after the install to review old settings from your previous install.