Questions tagged [release]

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What Ubuntu alternatives will still be supported after 12.04

I have read today that Kubuntu might not be supported after the 12.04 release. Is this true? and if yes, what other ubuntu alternatives have the same fate and why?
Luis Alvarado
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How to change ubiquity release name

I want to build a custom distribution, How can I change the release name in ubiquity installer ? ( where it says "Try Ubuntu" and "Install Ubuntu")
Ubuntuser
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Make a complete new installation, or upgrade continuously to new releases?

I have an Ubuntu system, which has been upgraded to the actual release since 9.04. Now I am wondering if upgrading during such a long time has any disadvantages. Can I relay on the upgrading process to remove really all those old components, which…
user5950
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Downgrade Ubuntu 11.10 to older release (8.10)

Possible Duplicate: How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version? Is it possible to preform a full downgrade (not a reinstall) of Ubuntu? The reason is that I cannot get internet to work in a full installation (from livecd) for 8.10 Intrepid. I…
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Upgrade Jaunty Jackalope

I've an outdated jaunty installation on one of my server boxes... trying to do a do-release-upgrade returns a An upgrade from 'jaunty' to 'lucid' is not supported with this tool. Is there any way i can upgrade it to karmic and then step-by-step…
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