On 19/04/2022 09:37, Mark Rogers wrote:
Over the years I have upgraded my Ubuntu desktop twice a year using do-release-upgrade.
My root drive SSD is nearly full so I've just bought a bigger one, and I'm looking at migrating across to it. But... Ubuntu 22.04 is nearly here, so maybe it would make more sense to clean things up with a fresh 22.04 install on the new SSD instead?
I know lots of people avoid upgrades and just do a clean install retaining /home (or something along those lines) but I've never done it myself. Is it the right way to go?
It's a desktop PC, but 99% of the time I access it via SSH. Over the years it's had all sorts of stuff installed and uninstalled (or installed and no longer used but still there). So a clearout definitely seems like a good idea. So it seems like what I ideally want is a managed migration where I choose which things I have on the old install I migrate and which I leave behind. Is this going to be more hassle than it's worth?
For some time now I've been upgrading my Linux Mint Cinnamon desktops using Aptik. It's so good I even bought a licence to the pro version. It makes the whole process simple, as quick as it can be, and, so far, totally safe. I highly recommend it.
https://teejeetech.com/aptik-3/
I do the backups to a separate drive, usually an SSD in a USB3 caddy.
Cheers, Laurie.