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    Upgrading ubuntu from 6.06 to 6.10

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by orion95, Jul 2, 2007.

  1. orion95

    orion95 Notebook Consultant

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    Just finished burning the iso image file of 6.10 to a cd. Now I want to upgrade my ubuntu from 6.06 to 6.10 by this cd.Tried googling but all the update guides give the instructions for the network/internet direct upgrade. The update manager isn't looking for the cd. When I start the update manager it says it cannot access some ubuntu update site. I want to upgrade from the cd. I need some help.
     
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    Ok, did you install a lot of softwares from internet? If you did it, then to upgrade from the CD will lead to problems: it will need to upgrade softwares it cannot find on the CD. Can be troublesome.

    If you just used the standard, then it should be easier. You can also consider to download the DVD, it's including many many more softwares.

    Then to upgrade, what you can do I think is adding the CD (or DVD) in the repositories list (using Synaptics), then manually edit the repositories list to remove the internet repositories.

    Then try an update using the usual tool. It may work. But it's obvious than the internet upgrade is much much easier. Can't you just plug the computer to internet for a couple of hours and do the upgrade?
     
    risbac, Jul 2, 2007
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    Internet upgrade would be much easier and better off. All in all, I would try to avoid upgrades altogether if you've messed with the system a lot. If it's a fairly clean install, you shouldn't have a big issue. But if you've installed a lot of weird software (especially like Automatix for example), you'll likely experience serious issues. Besides, 6.10 is already outdated, as 7.04 is already out, and 7.10 will be coming out in 3 months.
     
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    But I didn't install anything other that what gets installed in the first clean install of 6.06 version from the cd.
     
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    What you'll want to do is set up a CD-ROM repository, and change all instances of "dapper" in your /etc/apt/sources.list file to "edgy", stick the CD in and do "apt-get dist-upgrade". In theory ;) I've always done online upgrades, but what I suggested should work for you.
     
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    Actually I wouldn't recommend that. The update-manager application should be using for a version upgrade, as a simple dist-upgrade with APT will miss a few things.

    I recommend reading the official Ubuntu documentation before doing an upgrade. It can be found here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades
     
    thebluesgnr, Jul 2, 2007
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    What is Ubuntu?
     
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