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Why does upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 using a CD/DVD still require download?

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When I attempted to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, there was no autorun feature for the upgrade. So I went into Update Manager, Settings, and clicked "Add Volume" and it added the DVD I had downloaded and burned.

However, during the upgrade it says "1,164M to download". How can this be true? I have almost all the packages on the DVD.

Is there something additionally I should do to avoid downloading?

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answered 2 Years ago oargrou · Accepted Answer

It's bad news, I'm afraid. Canonical removed the ability to upgrade using CD/DVD images from the 12.10 release.

All of the instructions I have seen for upgrading to 12.10 only talk about a network installation, usually using the Update Manager. See the 12.10 release notes. It is also mentioned in the 12.10 Beta2 Technical Overview, and there are lots of comments and complaints out there on the net.