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when you upgrade an OS, do you clean install or upgrade? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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clean install: you make a backup, nuke the computer, install a fresh upgraded copy of the distro you want from a live usb, copy your data again to the computer.

upgrade: you wait 'till the distro' developers release an upgrade you can directly install from your soon to be old distro, you use a command like sudo do-release-upgrade

and why do you upgrade like that?

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago

I don't think I've ever made a "clean upgrade" on Linux. I've done the opposite though, that is, bring an old install over to a new computer.

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