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There's a proprietary application that I need that is packaged within a Ubuntu 9.04 live ISO, so I'd like to upgrade the whole thing, including the kernel + libraries ...
- 08-23-2010 #1Linux Newbie
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Consequences of upgrading distribution?
Hello
There's a proprietary application that I need that is packaged within a Ubuntu 9.04 live ISO, so I'd like to upgrade the whole thing, including the kernel + libraries to benefit from its extra hardware support, add some missing applications and device drivers, and generate a new ISO ready to be burned on a USB/CD.
What issues should I expect? Are Linux applications/libraries downward-compatible, so that the proprietary application is likely to still work, even though I upgraded the kernel and libraries?
Thank you for any feedback.
- 08-26-2010 #2Linux Guru
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The short answer here is "maybe". It depends. What distribution and kernel are you currently running?
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
- 09-03-2010 #3Linux Newbie
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It's actually a liveCD that I'd like to upgrade. I guess the easiest way is to...
1. Replace vmlinuz while offline
2. Boot up with the live CD
3. remove unneeded applications/libraries, and add those I need
4. Save this running system, including a new initrd.lz into an ISO file on the hard-disk
Thank you.
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