Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 Upgrade script extremely inefficient (downloads from the internet, ignores local CD image)

[rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org (Robert Krawitz)]

   Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:50:14 -0400
   From: David Hummel <lemmuh-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>

   On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Randy Cole <randyokc-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
   > I am very disappointed with the Ubuntu upgrade process this time.
   > After attempting to perform a distribution upgrade, I find it would be
   > much faster to download the CD using bittorrent.

   I think you're complaining about network performance, not the
   upgrade process (which btw is one of the most seamless out there).
   Especially if you're using the default mirrors, which were very
   busy due to the release yesterday...

If you have multiple local systems and a relatively slow network
connection, having to download everything is very inefficient.  I have
two machines running OpenSUSE, and rather than use online update I
download everything and use smart to install things.

(I'm surely downloading far more data than I would by pointing at the
remote repositories -- but the way I do it does all the downloading
overnight, so it takes much less of my time.)

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