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31 questions linked to/from How to safely upgrade from an older Ubuntu version to a newer one?
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What are PPAs and how do I use them?
I keep reading about Personal Package Archives ('PPAs') and people answer questions with a link to a PPA. What's the best way to use these?
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How do I upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu?
What are the different ways I can use to upgrade Ubuntu from one release to another?
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Comparison of backup tools
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How to make a disk image and restore from it later?
I'm a new Linux user. I've reinstalled my Wubi from scratch at least ten times the last few weeks because while getting the system up and running (drivers, resolution, etc.) I've broken something (X, ...
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Can I skip over releases when upgrading?
I am currently using Ubuntu 10.04. I know there is a 10.10 release, but can I upgrade directly to 11.04? Could you walk me through the steps please?
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How do I upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 12.10.
Please outline the different ways I can upgrade to 13.04.
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Remove nVidia driver and go back to Nouveau
I've installed nVidia driver successfully but I want to go back to Nouveau driver and eliminate any xorg.conf file created by nVidia config tools.
What is the proper way to do it? (not ending up with ...
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How to verify that the ISO I downloaded is bootable before I burn it?
How can I check that the ISO image I've downloaded is bootable, before I burn it?
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How do I upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10? [duplicate]
I am ready to try Ubuntu 11.10, how do I upgrade to it from 11.04?
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How can I perform an offline upgrade using Ubiquity on the installation disc?
I'm trying to upgrade an Ubuntu 12.10 installation to Ubuntu 13.04 without an Internet connection. Now that the alternate and desktop CDs have been merged, I'm trying to use the 13.04 Desktop CD in ...
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How do I upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS [duplicate]
I want upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS. Is there a basic update? How do I do it?
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Upgrade using terminal commands [duplicate]
i have heard many ways to upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 using terminal (I am currently in 12.04 LTS). What is the best way to upgrade through terminal? Thanks!
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How do I remove ATI/AMD Drivers downloaded from their site? [duplicate]
I downloaded ATI drivers from AMD's site, installed, but found that they dont work with GNOME shell. Now I want to remove it. How do I do that?
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Where is the update-manager?
I can't seem to upgrade to the latest version ubuntu. It asked me once, but I was doing something else at the time. Now that I ant to do it I can't find it. I can find software updater, but that just ...
