Upgrade to Ubuntu Edgy Eft
This was by far the easiest upgrade yet. The last one I documented was a GUI-based upgrade using Synaptic. This time, I went with a command line version and it couldn’t be easier, assuming you know the commands. This is what I think makes this more difficult for the average user. I used this set of commands:
sudo sed -e ’s/sdapper/ edgy/g’ -i /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
The first line updates your repositories to the new ones, then we run apt-get update to update the repository cache. After that the dist-upgrade handles the rest. I think the only time I really needed to intervene was when the Flash-plugin for Firefox asked me if it was okay to download itself from the Internet. I knew it was almost done when my desktop background switched to a new one.
The first thing I noticed after the upgrade was the new look and feel. This may be a Gnome thing or perhaps just the default theme the Ubuntu Team chose, but it is very Web 2.0. For anyone wondering what that means, it is just a simple way of describing this new trend in making things look on the web. If I find any cool features in Edgy Eft, I’ll post them.
Upgrade if you haven’t!
