-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 > hello, > > a related question: is it possible to do an upgrade using the iso > downloaded to say a usb thumbdrive? > > F. Unfortunately no, it isn't. The LiveCD installer basically writes out the filesystem from the ISO onto a newly formatted disk; to upgrade an existing installation requires the original .deb files which are not present on the ISO image. Tim -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iFYEARELAAYFAlSTyBEACgkQLaxZSoRZrGGeMgDfcTjT4J0caak5oSFYbCg7RXXC DZxZjMu0EEu4+ADePEDvClL1Ne6OLrEkvkzUcObvjdi3PATCuKiCMA== =CY4D -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----