yelp! what reliable version should be used to minimize time problem help to finishing installation for work to help

The latest Ubuntu stable release is the Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"
the Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" is the develop release of Ubuntu now in alpha 3 stage.

So i suggest you to install the Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop the so called "Jaunty Jackalope" you need to download the
Ubuntu 9.04 desktop standard 32 bit from here http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Hope this helps

yes already has, even I read 100% completed installation for 9.04 and found boot to kernel 9.04 but i never see desktop of 9.04

i have already also install completed 8.04 until someone answer with short syntax delete everything inside desktop return blind map with no alert or confirm or cancel button or undo or restore.
feel zero to zero. In the name of zero, you waste my time for sorry:-)

So you have Harrdy installed..ok thats no bad thing, you can run:

sudo update-manager -d and you will"upgrade" to intrepid. Hardy is still supported though and Karmic is due out in 3 months if you can hang til then.

grass! olala pic:-)
ok i will start over with
benny@b3nY:~$ sudo update-manager -d
[sudo] password for benny:
warning: could not initiate dbus

is that true to go next? last week i go next return broken alert make reinstall with this one

New distribution release '8.04 LTS' is available.
When I go Upgrade, I will wait for long to finish hundreds file then alert broken with button close.

You need to work out why the upgrade failed. Did you get any detail displays so you could see what was going on?

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info:
69 packages are going to removed.
182 new packages are going to be installed.
820 packages are going to be upgrade.
To prevent data loss close all open applications and documents.

comment:
No option to select what updated/remove allowed.
The option to read details cancel and start upgrade.
It seem just follow the default.

I go click start upgrade to wait hundreds packages about 589M.
Fetching file 2 of 1002 may be a day.

I will get my cigarettes first.
Olala... my friend joke: hah?! you do install download everyday:-)

Update Manager said:
You can install 495 updates.
Software updates correct errors.
Partial Upgrade or Close
Which one safe option to select partial upgrade or close?

Close, if an upgrade is not graceful you can get issues

Can you please provide the output of;

sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get update; sudo ap-get -f install; sudo apt-get upgrade

Thanks

benny@b3nY:~$ sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get update; sudo ap-get -f install; sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for benny:
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Fetched 1B in 2s (0B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
sudo: ap-get: command not found
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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