Sisters Software Upgrade 20240817
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GRUB Bootload is installed
- GNU GRUB 2.06 dual boot machine
- Windows in one partition
- Ubuntu in the second
Current Install
- Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
- focal
- This installation became unstable with some maintenance I did.
New install of Ubuntu
- Used the USB install thumb drive I used on the new NUC
- Goal is to update only the Ubuntu partition
Steps
- Shutdown if PC is up
- Insert the USB Ubuntu Install Stick - see
- Boot
- At same time tap key F12 until GRUB screen appears. (I had some trouble with this and not sure how I resolved it.
- Select boot to
"UEFI: Kingston D....."
"Try or install Ubuntu"
- Hit a bunch of keys because things weren't happen fast enough for me. I don't know if this was the right thing to do.
- Select
- Do your standard Ubuntu install
- It worked!
Result
$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy
Change User Name
- opps - gave the wrong username