Comments on: Upgrade Ubuntu Dapper to Ubuntu Edgy Eft

By: Dheeraj K Sharma

Dheeraj K Sharma — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:31:46 +0000

I can’t update my ubutu
i have found a msg that is
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dash/dash_0.5.4-8ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Could not resolve ’security.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/shadow/login_4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
Could not resolve ’security.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.13.1-5ubuntu3_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/perl/perl-modules_5.8.8-12ubuntu0.4_all.deb
Could not resolve ’security.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.7-10ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-i686_2.7-10ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/libgomp1_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/gcc-4.2-base_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/libgcc1_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/libffi4_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/cpp-4.2_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/gcc-4.2_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gcc-4.2/libstdc++6_4.2.4-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/perl/perl_5.8.8-12ubuntu0.4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ’security.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/perl/libperl5.8_5.8.8-12ubuntu0.4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ’security.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/perl/perl-base_5.8.8-12ubuntu0.4_i386.deb
Could not resolve ’security.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sysvinit/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45.1_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lsb/lsb-base_4.0-0ubuntu0.8.04.1_all.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2009j-0ubuntu0.8.04_all.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.13.1-5ubuntu3_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_4.0.1ubuntu5.8.04.7_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.13.1-5ubuntu3_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/ntfs-3g/libntfs-3g23_1.2216-1ubuntu3_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g_1.2216-1ubuntu3_i386.deb
Could not resolve ‘in.archive.ubuntu.com’

By: israel vainsencher

israel vainsencher — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:17:34 +0000

I wish to switch from debian to Kubuntu, preserving all /home/
files. I’d like to get rid of the dual-boot, liberating whatsoever is under windows xp, then merging it with /home.
is this possible/risk free?

presently I got
# fdisk -l && df

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 654 5253223+ 12 Compaq diagnostics
/dev/hda2 * 655 3086 19535040 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda3 3087 4302 9767520 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 4303 9729 43592377+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 4303 4545 1951866 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda6 4546 9729 41640448+ 83 Linux

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda3 9767184 4686648 5080536 48% /
tmpfs 513616 0 513616 0% /lib/init/ rw
udev 10240 96 10144 1% /dev
tmpfs 513616 0 513616 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda6 41639172 27099000 14540172 66% /home

By: dadang

dadang — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:09:18 +0000

thanks for howto, it works for me.

By: N1

N1 — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:06:10 +0000

then X is better then K or E. In order to install xubuntu with the cd which commands do you think i shall use ? the same that are up for K ? Need support cause im a rookie ! please. Thanks

By: Admin

Admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:52:09 +0000

@brain
try to install the update-manager package this will fix this error

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:02:18 +0000

I keep trying to use the first method but I always get this error. I went to my sources and changed them to edgy, but still get the same error. Kinda a linux newbie, so I don’t know exactly what to do.

extracting ‘/tmp/tmp1SSh9v/edgy.tar.gz’
authenticate ‘/tmp/tmp1SSh9v/edgy.tar.gz’ against ‘/tmp/tmp1SSh9v/edgy.tar.gz.gpg’
can’t find DistUpgradeViewGtk

By: Felix

Felix — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:52:13 +0000

@Sierra: Do you have Kubuntu? If yes, you have to type kdesu instead of gksu.

By: Sierra

Sierra — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:03:17 +0000

I had no choice but doing method 2 because of this:
$ gksu “update-manager -c”
bash: gksu: command not found

why is that?

By: Levi

Levi — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:22:45 +0000

thanks for the how-to. it worked fine for me…

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:04:56 +0000

Ah, to clarify, by “above process” / “the process” I mean method 2.

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:37:00 +0000

Well, I can only say “thank you” as while following method 1 (which I got from the Ubuntu forums) the upgrade process died (with hindsight, it didn’t but I didn’t know how to continue) 13 minutes from completion.

On rebooting the PC I have a little flashing bar, nothing else. Oh dear.

I should add I’m very much a Linux newbie.

However, I thought, I wonder if I can still get to a terminal vian Ctrl-Alt-F1. Hooray, I could. I logged in and followed the above process with a few changes (from following the ionscreen messages) and the incomplete upgrade was picked up and completed.

I then ran the process top to bottom again to make sure nothing had been missed and voila! Edgy installed, kubuntu playing nicely.

Ta everso.

By: gordohat

gordohat — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:08:48 +0000

I couldn’t get method one to work. It would never show the “upgrade” button for the new 6.10 distribution (From 6.06). It just kept saying that the system is “up-to-date” even though it was still at 6.06. Method two seems to work and maybe editing the sources.list file is the key.

Question. For method 1, how does Ubuntu search for a new distribution? obviously for me it was not searching the correct URL or something.

Revelation: Ubuntu still has a long way to go before it can be supported from the GUI for all but just a fey basic things. I could go on about configuring different display resolutions etc (I originally suffered at something like 800×600 even though my hardware supported 1280×1024 untill I found out which file to edit so the GUI would show the higher resolutions in its drop down list).

Wish 1): Can Ubuntu cater for upgrade options instead of just first time installations at the Ubuntu downloads home page?
2): Better GUI support for administration functions.

By: boo13an

boo13an — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:17:41 +0000

I want to update my dual-boot (Win XP, Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop x86 64 bit HP Pavillion) to Ubunto Edgy 6.10. My concern is:

(1) How to preserve my Windows dual-boot?

(2) Will my internet cxn still function? I had to tinker with the Broadcom 4318 driver earlier …

Thanks for any advice

By: Admin

Admin — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:36:58 +0000

@Saravanarajan

If you have the Edgy Alternate Install CD (not the Desktop CD), you can save bandwidth by using

gksu sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade

If you want to download edgy alternative CD you can do it from here

here

or you can follow this procedure also

If you have the edgy alternate install CD, you can save bandwidth by loading the CD into your CD-ROM drive and using:

sudo apt-cdrom

add Perform the upgrade

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

By: Saravanarajan

Saravanarajan — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:54:36 +0000

hi guys i have Ubuntu 6.10…..now i m having Ubuntu 6.06 in my system…..i have no internet connection how can i upgrade to Ubuntu 6.10 using te cd…….please anybody help me…………….

By: alexyogui

alexyogui — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:14:50 +0000

apt-cdrom add

si tienen esto en un cd es el comando para poner el cd como fuente de descargas

By: Wesley

Wesley — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:35:03 +0000

I had a big problem upgrading via apt-get.

I anybody can help me, please read:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=330497

By: Aphrodisiac

Aphrodisiac — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:30:21 +0000

Hello everyone!

i would like to apologise because the internet is working. i cannot understand why it was not the case before. i have just restarted the computer, clicked on firefox and was able to access google. bizare, i can’t find the network icon on the panel.

anyway, thanks a lot for helping me to upgrade from 6.06 to 6.10.

kind regards,
aphro..

By: Aphrodisiac

Aphrodisiac — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:05:01 +0000

heya everyone!

i am new to ubuntu.(linux)
upgraded to ubuntu 6.10 from 6.06 . However, i cannot access the internet. i have a HP Pavilion DV8372 with Intel Pro wireless 3495. It simply does not work. i followed the instructions above, which worked out well but, i can’t access the internet, which is the most important thing to get all the applications working in ubuntu.

And, i cannot switch back to ubuntu 6.06, i have to instal it all over again.

please help me.

kind regards,
aphro..

By: Michael Shiloh

Michael Shiloh — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:18:38 +0000

The quotes around the sed command should be the single quote (’) and not the backquote (`)