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where can I get an update disk - not a new installation disk?

Asked by bobmac

Folks,

As I only have a 512 broadband line to update a version takes around 5 1/2 hours and takes up around half of my monthly download quota.

As an oap I can't afford to upgrade my broadband.

I wonder if it's possible to get a disk that only updates to the new version as opposed to the cds that one can order for each version which appear to only install a new version of ubuntu.

Regards,

Bob

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bhuvi (bhuvanesh) said : 		#1

you can download alternate cd with text based installer for upgrade to new version.unfortunately ubuntu does not ship it,you have to download it from www.ubuntu.com and burn it on a cd and use it to upgrade

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bobmac (wrmac) said : 		#2

bhuvi,
Many thanks for your response to my question. Can I assume that to
download alternate cd will take approximately the same amount of time
as would just doing an online update?

regards,
Bob

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 10:53 +0000, bhuvi wrote:
> Your question #54695 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/54695
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> bhuvi proposed the following answer:
> you can download alternate cd with text based installer for upgrade to
> new version.unfortunately ubuntu does not ship it,you have to download
> it from www.ubuntu.com and burn it on a cd and use it to upgrade
>

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bhuvi (bhuvanesh) said : 		#3

as it is a single file you could select a download location near you and use a download manager to accelerate your download.

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