Is it possible to upgrade from 12.04 32 to 12.10 64?

[michel]

Is it possible to upgrade from 12.0 32 to 12.10 64?

Thanks,

Michel

[claydoh]

no, you cannot "upgrade" to 64 bit, it requires a fresh install, unfortunately.

[Spadge]

Having upgraded FreeBSD from 32bit to 64bit in the past (another impossible upgrade) allow me to say: Trust me, you don't want to do it. Just reinstall, it's a hell of a lot quicker and easier and it won't make you cry.

[michel]

Is it worth it? Stick with 12.04 or upgrade to 12.10?

Michel

[Spadge]

Is it worth it? Stick with 12.04 or upgrade to 12.10?

Michel

I think that's a question you need to answer for yourself.

Personally, I switched to 12.10 on my desktop when b2 came out. I'm still on 12.04 on my server.

[luckyone]

I have to fix less with the '.04 versions. But that's just me.

[michel]

Good to see you here. What do you mean by fix less?

Michel

[luckyone]

For me it seems that the LTS versions are less likely to break. Though I have to admit that 12.10 is doing fairly well. I do have its modem-manager get messed up. The only thing that will fix it for me is to reboot. Not even KPPP will connect once modem-manager goes bad. I'm still chasing the cause.

[michel]

Maybe start a new thread.

Michel

[luckyone]

Good idea.