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Karthik C
Asked: 2013-06-07 07:46:16 +0800 CST

Ignore Warning prior to upgrade?

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Below is a warning that I got when I attempted to upgrade my ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10

Warning during an attempt to upgrade to 12.10

I wish to upgrade because currently my screen brightness issue isn't resolved and I strongly feel it's due to the absence of a graphics driver (like Intel CedarView, which appears to be a driver meant only for the 32-bit version). The easy way out would be to upgrade but I get a warning as seen above.

My Question:

Would it be safe for me to go ahead with the upgrade or not?

12.04

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    It seems your graphics card has a problem with Unity in Ubuntu 12.10.

    You have a few options:

    1. I think the best option boot 12.10 on a live USB and test your hardware. If it works well, upgrade.

    2. If unity is slow you might need to consider an alternate desktop such as k/x/lubuntu. Again testing before you upgrade is the way to go.

    I also advise you make backups before you upgrade in case you do have a problem.

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