From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 15 04:39:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D99816A400 for ; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:39:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from omr2.networksolutionsemail.com (omr2.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.52]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BCCF13C44B for ; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:39:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr2.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.65]) by omr2.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l3F4dfU4023546 for ; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:39:41 -0400 Received: (qmail 15556 invoked by uid 78); 15 Apr 2007 04:39:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.15.200?) (racerx@makeworld.com@71.113.183.18) by ns-omr2.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 15 Apr 2007 04:39:41 -0000 Message-ID: <4621AC87.7060700@makeworld.com> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:39:35 -0500 From: Chris User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070403) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline References: <2a4057fc0704131021t60249c62k4107ee6cf9f1fb8f@mail.gmail.com> <86mz1ckqlc.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20070413183656.E73976@fledge.watson.org> <86tzvjz2dr.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20070414125712.L73976@fledge.watson.org> <46212CC5.9050408@makeworld.com> <20070415040432.GA75277@thought.org> <4621A5A9.4050403@makeworld.com> <20070415043417.GB75277@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20070415043417.GB75277@thought.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.2.0 OpenPGP: id=C01BC363 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?= , Claude Menski , doug@fledge.watson.org, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: I like Ubuntu X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: racerx@makeworld.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:39:42 -0000 Gary Kline wrote: > On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 11:10:17PM -0500, Chris wrote: >> Gary Kline wrote: >>> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 02:34:29PM -0500, Chris wrote: >> Gary - >> >> Not so - upgrading Ubuntu is pretty much a click. Have a look at this >> URL and you'll see 2 ways to upgrade >> >> http://onlyubuntu.blogspot.com/2007/03/upgrade-ubuntu-610-edgy-eft-to-ubuntu.html >> >> But in a nutshell - Ubuntu (Debian) is nothing more then editing a >> source file and 2 commands. apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade >> >> As to the comment about DNS - I agree 100% >> > > Thanks for the URL, Chris, but Edgy is going to be passe in a few > days; I'll wait for 7.1X and watch the forums for gripes. My > second upgrade just took time (18-20+ hours to get thru my IDNL > line); otherwise it was just-a-click. My first upgrade took more > than a week of clicking here and there until finally thtings > worked. Other people were having trouble with 6.10 too, so I just > held back. > > ...But then, in the distant past (I've run FBSD since 2.0.5), I > had troubles with upgrading this OS... and this is the most > bulletproof operating system in the [known :) ] universe. > Live 'n' learn, eh? --Maybe I'll go for "FIESTY FAWN(?)" > in a month. > > gary > Gary - I actually went from Edgy to Feisty last night. While the latter is still not released (I here around the 19th of April) it's pretty solid and as I mentioned, the upgrade of everything was to the point with that URL. -- Best regards, Chris Contest void where prohibited by law.