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Steps to consider before upgrading to 10.10

Asked by Arindam

I am currently running Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.10 in my laptop. I want to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10. Last time I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.x (forgot exact version) to 9.10, Ubuntu got corrupt and needed installation to fix. So this time before starting upgrade I want to be cautious.
1. Is there any known issues with upgrade from 9.10 to 10.10
2. Any precautions I can take to make sure if any thing goes wrong I can get back to older version
3. Most importantly, I have dual boot option enabled now. Will this option remain as it is after upgrade

Thanks in Advance!

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Theodotos Andreou (theodotos) said : 		#1

There is no upgrade path from 9.10 to 10.10 so you will have to upgrade to 10.04 and then to 10.10. There are generally less surprises when re-installing from scratch. If you decide to go through the double upgrade path there is a pretty good chance that you will have no issues but this is not a guaranty. Back up everything to be on the safe side.

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