[clug] [anne.a.gunn at gmail.com: Ubuntu problem]

[bryan at netspeed.com.au]

Scott:


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> the download of packages for the automagical dist-upgrade had dropped
> out. Graphical boot had failed.
I had the same problem a week ago.

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> backed up user's settings and documents
> backup up system configs and records
How do you do those?

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> installed English_Australia dictionary into Firefox
That seems like a good idea. I can't recall most of such tweaks.



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> removed 8! older kernels and header packages ('that' trimmed the GRUB 
> menu)
How do you do that safely?

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> Four hours on the bench, less at the keyboard (in an SSH session).

Having backed up Home to another disk, I eventually reinstalled Ubuntu 
12.04 LTS in the primary disk, wiping the latter.