can you upgrade with a normal cd(not alternate) from 10.04 to 10.10 ?

Anyone wanna try?? Please thank you?

I realize this is probably the same difference of buying a car.... and then wondering if I can slam a completely different engine into it... but with enough modding.. I believe anything is possible.

with googled research I believe you guys refer to my cd as the "Wubi" cd.. In which case it does have wubi.exe on it and a usb creator.

To upgrade, you don't need the CD; just a working internet connnection with sufficient bandwidth to download the updated packages

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MaverickUpgrades

True but my internet is basically.. well.. SLOW extremely...just like im slow in the head LOL!

Anyways... I can't upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10 with a wubi cd?

Its possible, but not well tested, and may bork something.

You can add the CD as a repository to your source either by modifying /etc/apt/sources.list, or by adding it as a "third party" CD source:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#CD-ROM/DVD

and then perform:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade

This should bring you closish to a current 10.10 desktop. You can then use the net to update any remaining packages.

will try.. it's the best thing I've seen or heard yet.. so.. i'm going to go ahead and say solved.... hopefully..

Thanks mycae, that solved my question.

If you didn't configure 10.04 not very much yet, backup important data and install 10.10.
New releases will go through major changes since there're is lots of work in the pipeline, e.g. kernel, graphic drivers, desktop environment.

Actually as long as you don't format anything only system files will be updated. If /home is on a separate partition which is basically recommended it won't be touched as long as it isn't formatted. Partition manager of LiveCD offers to manually partition and to keep /home as is.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace

Non default applications need to be reinstalled after upgrade.

It's also recommended to pay attention to release notes before upgrading.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes

Thanks sam.. I wish I could say both anws solved my question..

Sam... just installing was an awesome way to upgrade without headache... you were right all it does it replace the old files with new ones o.o" in term.. the only things I had downloaded important was NDS wrapper and my 3-4mb driver... no hassle no pain..

this is the kind of upgrade I expected... I don't care if my upgrade does everything for me... i'm not helpless... just hopeless
and so is my laptop...

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UHG! linux distro hates intel hardware.. don't they?
all flavors of ubuntu loved my desktops and other laptop...but hates my.. acer..
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-desktop 1 -
1 gig of memory DDR
nvidia 4000mx 64mb
80 gig hdd
creative sound blaster live 5.1
Intel Pentium 4ht 2.4Ghz

-desktop 2-
AMD 3000 athlon 64bit oc`ed @ 2.2Ghz
384mb ddr
Sis onboard Video gpx... not sure what kind of Sis..
Creative Sound Blast Live!

- desktop 3 -
NFORCE chip set 3 250 socket 754
Amd Athlon 4000+ (32 bit) =(
Duel pciE 2xNvidia 6800 ultra 256mb each .. sli

Pcie creactice sound blast live arena!
2 gigs ddr...

compaq lappy -
AMD turion quad core I believe? 64bit
2 gig of memory
512mb x1650m ATI
160gig hdd
not sure what sound set up is..

acer laptop -
intel 32 bit celeron M 1.5Ghz
256mb ddr..
intel gphx pro <----nothing but problems
intel wireless.. <--- another headache
40 gig.. hdd

yea... fux my acer... has ubuntu ever ran decent on an acer 2300 LCi???
If so.. WHAT distro.. i'll install it in a hurry..

I had to safe graphics mode to install both.. lucid and meerkat on it.. UHG!

If the system is a laptop, borrow a buddys connection and upgrade. You cannot upgrade using the desktop CD normally

HOWEVER

(I don't condone this but I know it can be done. Its effectiveness or stability is somewhat questionable. I suggest you upgrade in the normal way but I will tell you what I know)

If you boot to the desktop CD and select custom partitioning. Select the partitions for the SAME function but set them to NOT be formatted. This will install Maverick ON TOP of Lucid and may be a method to upgrade

Once again. I think this is a REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY bad idea.

No matter how you upgrade to another version sooner or later you'll need to update via internet to get at least latest drivers. Installation procedure advises to have internet connection to retrieve latest updates.

During manually partitioning you can keep /home as is, but you should format / allowing to install new system files on it.

> hates intel

Not really, bug numbers aren't extremely high.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel

This page (outdated) says about Acer 2300 Travelmate, Power management, wireless Lan: not working
Date and version not mentioned.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptopsAcer

Reviews on Acer.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-1010-maverick-meerkat-one-hit-one-miss
http://linuxhcl.com/browse/search?manufacturer=9&offset=0

Post separate questions for every issue you find.