Does changing kernel make a data loss?

Posted April 18, 2014

I want to upgrade my droplet which is Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.04, but I don’t know it make my data lose or not. If someone got idea or have tried changing kernel, please share your experiences. Thx

skys215

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Kamal Nasser • April 18, 2014

Changing the kernel won’t delete your data. You can upgrade your droplet from the inside and your data will be intact but if you decide to downgrade or just rebuild the droplet from anther image, you will lose all of your data. You can upgrade your droplet to the latest Ubuntu version by running <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre> If that command isn’t found, you will need to install the <code>update-manager-core</code> package: <pre>sudo apt-get install update-manager-core</pre> I recommend taking a backup of your data anyway just in case.

skys215 • April 18, 2014

I found something similar: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-do-i-upgrade-a-droplet-s-ubuntu-distribution Pablo of vDevices.com said it will lose all datas.