anotherChris
January 22nd, 2016, 03:45 AM
I'm running Lubuntu 11.10, which was installed by a friend. I want to upgrade to 15.10 and have gotten to the point of creating a LiveDVD. I've done the check sums and also checked the DVD for errors. Everything is okay, and the LiveDVD boots on my laptop.
There is a problem with my wi-fi, however, so I will have to install new drivers. I think this might be beyond me because I am basically new to Ubuntu, I am in a foreign, non-English-speaking country, and I only have wi-fi, so I will lose Internet access if I install from the 15.10 LiveDVD.
I had the idea that if I upgraded rather than fresh installing, my current wi-fi driver might be preserved. However, when I go into the 11.10 Update Manager (where there is an option "Installable from CD-ROM/DVD" under the heading "Software Sources") and put in my 15.10 LiveDVD, the Update Manager does not detect anything to install. (I also get an error message when trying to use Internet sources.)
Is this the expected situation? If not, can I get the Update Manager to detect the LiveDVD?
There is a problem with my wi-fi, however, so I will have to install new drivers. I think this might be beyond me because I am basically new to Ubuntu, I am in a foreign, non-English-speaking country, and I only have wi-fi, so I will lose Internet access if I install from the 15.10 LiveDVD.
I had the idea that if I upgraded rather than fresh installing, my current wi-fi driver might be preserved. However, when I go into the 11.10 Update Manager (where there is an option "Installable from CD-ROM/DVD" under the heading "Software Sources") and put in my 15.10 LiveDVD, the Update Manager does not detect anything to install. (I also get an error message when trying to use Internet sources.)
Is this the expected situation? If not, can I get the Update Manager to detect the LiveDVD?