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Preparing An Ubuntu Machine For Upgrade The Debian / Ubuntu upgrade mechanism is a wonderful piece of software. When the new release comes out, just follow the instructions given by the update manager and the upgrade will be done almost automatically. Sometimes Ubuntu asks for your help when you made other changes than the upgrade program itself wants to make. This howto gives a few tips on how to make your Ubuntu installation more upgrade-friendly. I tested it on Ubuntu installations, but the mechanisms in this howto should not be different for Debian.

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By: Alan Pope
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Hi,

 Your guide says "apt-get update" at the end and you probably meant "apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade"?

 Also when I tried to comment the site popped up telling me something about Safari, which is odd given I'm using Chrome :)

 Cheers,

 Al.

By: Tusker
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I upgraded without backups and was a bad experience. Power-cut ruined it all. I strongly recommend backups before upgrade.