The Risks with Upgrading Ubuntu and Alternatives to Upgrading

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Published on October 27, 2014 9:17:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfgJiDmplPw

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As with any OS there are risks with rushing to be on the bleeding edge, are your documents going to survive? What will happen if the upgrade fails?
I discuss the reasons you may want to hold back, and some things to do in order to avoid loosing precious data.
I also discuss an alternative to upgrading with adding repositories to your existing install in order to keep certain applications up to date.

Clonezilla Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfoSU1iVW1w
Installer Manual Partitioner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCHsgry2RQ
Adding Repositories to Ubuntu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YUnpPEppTA
Repository (PPA) Searcher: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas

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