There has been a significant amount of media coverage on upgrading to Windows 7. Reports are emerging of upgrades taking a long time, with typical times of 4-5 hours and some reports of up to 10 hours. Upgrading from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit version is not possible and requires a fresh install. In comparison, let's see how easy to is to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu Linux.
On Thursday 29 October 2009 Canonical released Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" 9.10. For existing users there are two main methods of upgrading to this latest release. Firstly, hitting Alt+F2 which opens up the "Run application" box and typing in "sudo update-manager -d" and hitting Enter. This will check for and download the latest version. A version upgrade usually involves installing a new kernel, so a reboot is required and then you're off and going.
Full Story: Upgrading Ubuntu Linux made easy - iTWire
On Thursday 29 October 2009 Canonical released Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" 9.10. For existing users there are two main methods of upgrading to this latest release. Firstly, hitting Alt+F2 which opens up the "Run application" box and typing in "sudo update-manager -d" and hitting Enter. This will check for and download the latest version. A version upgrade usually involves installing a new kernel, so a reboot is required and then you're off and going.
Full Story: Upgrading Ubuntu Linux made easy - iTWire
