[PLUG] Upgrade ubuntu without losing applications.

[Ritesh Khadgaray]

On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 05:04 +0100, A G wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 12:56 +0100, A G wrote:
> > > 
> > > So if I do sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, those extra
> > > applications will be removed.
> > 
> > If mandriva is upgraded from a clean system, it
> > should work.
> > 
> > If any custom libs/apps are installed, there are
> > possibilities of
> > hiccups. These 3rd party lib/apps must not interfere
> > with newer libs
> > ( to be installed ), existing libs/apps on system.
> 
> I didnt understand your clean install thing or
> assumption of 3rd party not interfering.
> 
> Let me repeat my problem.
> Consider that last year I hv installed
> mandriva/ubuntu. I remove few apps that were installed
> by default. I installed other apps from
> mandriva/ubuntu repository. I also installed 3rd party
> apps like real player, nerolinux etc.
> Now my OS is completely customised to my need.
> 

if nerolinux/realplayer uses a library which is not available with newer
version, upgrade will be messed up. 

most cases, upgrade just works. With mandriva you will be warned, that
an app may need to be removed.

> Now if I do a distro upgrade of mandriva/ubuntu, will
> my settings, applications, 3rd party apps get messed
> up?
> I read on some site that few apps are auto uninstalled
> since the latest version do not have them and 3rd
> party apps might not work.
> If this is the case, can anyone tell me any flag, or
> any method to avoid this while upgrading the distro?
> 
> ~A.
> 
> 
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