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==Issues==
 
==Issues==
Installer tells me that 3rd party package distributions are now disabled, but I should be able to re-enable them later if I need.  More worrisome, many software are no longer supported by Cannonical, so I fear that I will lose functionality.  In particular, I note that bluetooth, wacom-tools, and wine will be uninstalled.
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Installer tells me that 3rd party package distributions are now disabled, but I should be able to re-enable them later if I need.  More worrisome, many software are no longer supported by Cannonical, so I fear that I will lose functionality.  In particular, I note that bluetooth, wacom-tools, and wine will be uninstalled, but those may be 3rd party.
  
 
=Results=
 
=Results=
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Upgrade completes successfully and boots fine.  It seems a little slower, but I don't know for sure.  So far, all I've needed to do is tweak Gnome a little bit (Move the buttons as at [[http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/13535/move-window-buttons-back-to-the-right-in-ubuntu-10.04/]], and reset my terminal background

Revision as of 18:37, 22 March 2011

Initial Conditions

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T (purchased late 2009) with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) installed as per: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) on a ThinkPad X200. Modifications as described on that page: Trackpoint, GPS, screenrotation and touchscreen recalibration. Additional modifications are numerous, and mostly forgotten.

Process

Updating to 10.04 via update-manager.

Issues

Installer tells me that 3rd party package distributions are now disabled, but I should be able to re-enable them later if I need. More worrisome, many software are no longer supported by Cannonical, so I fear that I will lose functionality. In particular, I note that bluetooth, wacom-tools, and wine will be uninstalled, but those may be 3rd party.

Results

Upgrade completes successfully and boots fine. It seems a little slower, but I don't know for sure. So far, all I've needed to do is tweak Gnome a little bit (Move the buttons as at [[1]], and reset my terminal background