Note: Before starting upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 Beta please turn of all your compiz effect. Because it may happen that it can break your existing system. Ubuntu 9.10 Beta contains the new Intel video driver architecture for testing. My system contains Nividia graphics card. I don’t want to take any risk. Also i would advise to take the backup from your existing system to be at safer side. Also Ubuntu beta contains Upstart so please make sure that you have Ubuntu 9.10 LiveCD. Here is complete information about Ubuntu 9.10 Beta Release

Step – 1:

Before starting upgrade process, please make sure that your machine is connected with very well internet connectivity. Also make sure that your system is up-to-date with latest Ubuntu 9.04 updates. If you have not done, please do that.

Launch Ubuntu update manager

Launch Ubuntu update manager

Get up-to-date status

Step – 2

Now, time to start upgrade process.

Start the Ubuntu upgrade process

Launch upgrade process

Ubuntu Beta Release Notes

Step – 3:

So, now time for Distribution Upgrade Process.

Distribution Upgrade

Disabled Third Party Repository Notification

Setting-up new software channels for Ubuntu 9.10 Beta

Actual upgrade statistics

Downloading new packages...

Installing new downloaded packages...

Upgrading old configuration files...

Cleaning process...

Finish the upgrade process

Observation:
If everything goes fine, your system will boot in newly upgraded Ubuntu 9.10 Beta with newly introduced Ubuntu xsplash base boot screen. I got the success. But I have found some problem in compiz (My compiz effect was running during upgrade process). My system was performing slowly. I have Nvidia GeForce Go 7400. I have simply remove the compiz using

sudo apt-get remove compiz*

Tip:
You may not see the new Desktop look of 9.10 beta, i would suggest to create new Desktop User and then login with that user to experience new look

Update:
Latest update of 9.10 (Beta) has solved my compiz problem with Nvidia card as i have written earlier. Before update i had:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   41192 2009-10-05 20:35 compiz_1%3a0.8.3+git20091005-0ubuntu5_all.deb
compiz_1%3a0.8.3+git20091005-0ubuntu5_all.deb

In today’s update:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   41418 2009-10-16 18:34 compiz_1%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb

Now compiz + Nvidia (Version 185) + Ubuntu 9.10 Beta (Upate on 2009-10-16) Rocks

One good news that new Reliance Netconnect Broadband+ entry has been included in Ubuntu NetworkMangaer 3G list. I will post more review in next blog, till then bye…

Update:

Reliance NetConnect Broadband+ on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Beta

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) & Open SuSE 11.2 Launch Party Invitation:

* When: 14th November 2009, 5 pm onwards
* Where: B.C.A. Dept., Faculty of Science, The M.S.University of Baroda, India Map
* Agenda: openSUSE 11.2 and Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) launch party, check out two of the most popular Linux distributions while having a party, bring laptops, USB sticks or your computer box for installation.
* RSVP here (The Attendee would be part of Luck Draw for Open SuSE / Ubuntu goodies. So register it. go ahead for more details)

As i am heading for UDS (Ubuntu Developer Summit) Lucid Lynx, i am feeling sorry that i would not be part of the India’s  biggest OpenSuSE / Ubuntu launch party . Though, I have handed over some cool Ubuntu stuff for the event. And yes we also got good coverage about future event in The Times Of India.

Big Thanks To:

Mr. Jigish Gohil for co-ordination and organizing event

Mr. Kartik Mistry for taking initiative for Ubuntu (Karmic Koala) 9.10 Presentation

Don’t miss the action. This is going to be unique Launch Party. It happens only in India

Yes, you can say that i am guy with big mouth.

Update:

Event  Report By Mr. Jigish

Event Report By Kartik Mistry (LANG=GU)

I have missed the fun

I have to test  Pre-released Netbook with Ubuntu Netbook Remix (9.04), Now it’s known as Ubuntu Netbook Edition, that’s different story. So in hurry i started my download in Firefox. It was fine for me. But suddenly my friend called me to go for 3 Idiots, So i opened www.bookmyshow.com to book the ticket, but found very slow speed due to UNR download.  So i stopped it, booked ticket for 3 idiots, Bingo!!!

But, i have to also resume my old UNR download. Opps!!! When i pressed “Resume” button on Firefox Download Manager, It has thrown some error, i was not bothered about it, because it’s common for me. But this time i was more excited about to solve that problem. Just got the access of /bin/bash in mood of some hacking / shacking .

Here is  my  code snap shot”

person@CANONICAL-DESK:~/Downloads$ ls -ltr
total 1462988

…

-rw——- 1 person person         0 2009-12-27 12:38 ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img
-rw——- 1 person person 249075955 2009-12-27 13:05 ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img.part
person@CANONICAL-DESK:~/Downloads$ mv ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img.part ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img
person@CANONICAL-DESK:~/Downloads$ wget http://releases.ubuntu.com/jaunty/ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img -c
–2009-12-27 13:11:04–  http://releases.ubuntu.com/jaunty/ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img
Resolving releases.ubuntu.com… 91.189.88.32, 2001:6b0:e:2018::173, 2001:7b8:3:37::21:1
Connecting to releases.ubuntu.com|91.189.88.32|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 206 Partial Content
Length: 992837632 (947M), 743761677 (709M) remaining [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img’

100%[+++++++++=========>] 99,28,37,632 88.2K/s   in 55m 13s

2009-12-27 14:06:19 (219 KB/s) – `ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img’ saved [992837632/992837632]

person@CANONICAL-DESK:~/Downloads$ ^C

I hope you would  have got my so called “Hack / Shack”.  That was so straight, not more then 10 seconds . Anybody can test it for me, if we restart the machine? Are we able to start the download with same hack? Next lesson for you…

Now, time for 3 Idiots

:wq
–
Hardik Dalwadi

In simple word, if you are on ppp connection (Say Reliance NetConnect Broadband+),  empathy would not connect. It will give connection error. Here is quick workaround:

Launch Gnome Configuration Editor (gconf Editor) :: ALT + F2 -> gconf-editor

Search for “Empathy” :: Ctrl + F -> “Empathy”

In List of search result, look for “/apps/empathy”

In List of  keys, look for “use_conn”

Uncheck checkbox of “use_conn” value and close it

Now connect Empathy over your ppp connection.  Now i can say great workaround comes with another great workaround