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| #title Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<TableOfContents>>|| |
'''Don't edit this page directly''' - please see [[http://launchpad.net/upgradewizard|the Upgrade Wizard project page]]. Questions/suggestions are welcome [[https://answers.launchpad.net/upgradewizard/+addquestion|on Launchpad]] or on [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-upgrade-wizard|IRC]]. |
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| This document provides instructions and notes on upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 (code name "Intrepid Ibex"), released on the 30th of October 2008. | = Step 2/3 - Upgrading Ubuntu 8.04 LTS = |
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| = Before You Start = | If you're using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, '''it is a stable Ubuntu version'''. There is no need to upgrade at this time unless your use of Ubuntu doesn't match the reasons explained below. If you decide to upgrade anyways, you have two choices: * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IntrepidUpgrades|Step 3/3: Upgrading Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 8.10]] * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades#Upgrade%20from%208.04%20LTS%20to%2010.04%20LTS%20Beta|Step 3/3: Upgrading Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to the current Ubuntu development version (Lucid Lynx, 10.04 LTS)]] |
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| By default Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will not offer a upgrade to 8.10. This is because the 8.04 LTS version is a long term support release and 8.10 is a regular release. '''Upgrades from 8.04 LTS to 8.10 are fully supported''', of course, and easy to enable. | '''Why should I keep this Ubuntu version ?''' * Security and major bug updates are available until April 2011 (Desktop) and April 2013 (Server) * It benefits from full commercial support until April 2011 (Desktop) and April 2013 (Server) * Any other releases during that period are not obligatory upgrades. * If you don't need the latest software applications but prefer stable, tested ones, using this Ubuntu version maximizes stability and reliability. |
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| * You can only directly upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (see UpgradeNotes). * The upgrade will '''not be presented by default''' because 8.10 is not a Long Term Support (LTS) release. * Be sure that you have all updates applied to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS before you upgrade. * Before upgrading it is recommended that you read the [[http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810|release notes]] for Ubuntu 8.10, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues in this version. |
You can also ask specific upgrade and update questions [[https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/upgradewizard/+addquestion|on Launchpad]] or [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-upgrade-wizard|on the Upgrade Wizard IRC channel]]. |
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| If you have a version of Ubuntu which was released ''before'' Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, please see [[UpgradeNotes]] for information on how to upgrade. = Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Desktops (Recommended) = You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure. 1. Start System/Administration/Software Sources {{attachment:intrepid_upgrade1.png||width=623 height=556}} 1. click on the "Updates" tab and change "Show new distribution release" to "Normal releases" {{attachment:intrepid_upgrade2.png}} 1. Start System/Administration/Update Manager {{attachment:intrepid_upgrade2.5.png||width=623 height=556}} 1. Click the '''Check''' button to check for new updates. 1. If there are any updates to install, use the '''Install Updates''' button to install them, and press '''Check''' again after that is complete. 1. A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release. {{attachment:update-manager-upgrade-810.png}} 1. Click '''Upgrade'''. 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. == Network Upgrade for Kubuntu Desktops (Recommended) == '''To upgrade from 8.04 to Kubuntu 8.10''', over the Internet, use the following procedure. For a full graphical presentation of these steps, please review [[IntrepidUpgrades/Kubuntu]]. 1. Open the ''Run Command'' dialog by pressing ''Alt+F2''. Type {{{kdesu "adept_manager --dist-upgrade-devel"}}} in the command box and press the ''OK'' button. 1. The ''Version Upgrade'' button will appear. Click it. 1. Follow the prompts == Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Servers (Recommended) == 1. Install `update-manager-core` if it is not already installed: {{{ sudo apt-get install update-manager-core }}} 1. Edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set: {{{ Prompt=normal }}} 1. Launch the upgrade tool: {{{ sudo do-release-upgrade }}} 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. <<Anchor(AlternateUpgrade)>> = Upgrading Using the Alternate CD/DVD = Use this method if the system being upgraded is not connected to the Internet. 1. Download the '''alternate''' installation CD 1. [[BurningIsoHowto#InUbuntu|Burn the ISO to a CD]] and insert it into the CD-ROM drive of the computer to be upgraded. * If the ISO file is on the computer to be upgraded, you could avoid wasting a CD by [[ManageDiscImages#MountISOFiles|mounting the ISO as a drive]] with a command like: {{{ sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-8.10-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom0 }}} 1. A dialog will be displayed offering you the opportunity to upgrade using that CD. 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. If the upgrade dialog is not displayed for any reason, you may also run the following command using `Alt+F2`: {{{ gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" }}} Or in Kubuntu run the following command using `Alt+F2`: {{{ kdesudo "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" }}} = Upgrading from a Torrent = If you're familiar with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)|torrents]] and have an ISP that doesn't limit them, you can download the upgrade much more quickly. You'll also be sharing your bandwidth with other Ubuntu users and helping to reduce the load on the servers, which is especially beneficial on release days when the server overload causes problems. Just visit http://releases.ubuntu.com/intrepid/, and download the appropriate torrent file for the '''alternate''' installation CD, found in the list towards the bottom of the page. (It will have a filename like ''ubuntu-8.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent''.) Load it into your BitTorrent client, and after it is done downloading the ISO, follow the [[#AlternateUpgrade|alternate CD upgrade instructions]]. [[http://ptcbus.blogspot.com/2008/04/upgrading-from-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon.html|Detailed instructions here]] and [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4784633#post4784633|here]]. = See Also = * UpgradeNotes for all supported versions of Ubuntu = Troubleshooting = If you have installed newer versions of duplicity and python-pexpect (from source) on your Ubuntu 8.04 installation the update-manager might die with an error. I was able to get out of the problem and continue the upgrade by running these two commands: {{{ sudo pycentral pkgremove duplicity sudo pycentral pkgremove python-pexpect }}} After finishing the update you will have to reinstall duplicity and/or python-pexpect if 8.10 has too old versions for you. If the upgrade process hangs at configuring/setting up landscape-common, try killing the existing landscape related processes: {{{ ps -A | grep landscape sudo kill -9 <pids_from_above> }}} Upgrade should then be able to continue. On restart, if you get the following error messages (or similar): {{{ ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx does not exist. Dropping to a shell. }}} And if you verify that the path does exist and you can mount it: {{{ ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx mkdir /tmp/dir mount -t ext3 /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx /tmp/dir }}} You can try to add 'rootdelay' to your kernel command line: 1) On boot up, press 'ESC' to get to GRUB menu 2) Select the first line, press 'e' to edit 3) Select the 'kernel...' line, press 'e' again to edit 4) Append 'rootdelay=130' to the end 5) Press 'ENTER' to accept 6) Press 'b' to boot ---- CategoryUpgrade |
To find out why Ubuntu keeps "old" versions of software in its releases, read about [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases|time-based releases]]. |
Don't edit this page directly - please see the Upgrade Wizard project page. Questions/suggestions are welcome on Launchpad or on IRC.
Step 2/3 - Upgrading Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
If you're using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, it is a stable Ubuntu version. There is no need to upgrade at this time unless your use of Ubuntu doesn't match the reasons explained below. If you decide to upgrade anyways, you have two choices:
Why should I keep this Ubuntu version ?
- Security and major bug updates are available until April 2011 (Desktop) and April 2013 (Server)
- It benefits from full commercial support until April 2011 (Desktop) and April 2013 (Server)
- Any other releases during that period are not obligatory upgrades.
- If you don't need the latest software applications but prefer stable, tested ones, using this Ubuntu version maximizes stability and reliability.
You can also ask specific upgrade and update questions on Launchpad or on the Upgrade Wizard IRC channel.
To find out why Ubuntu keeps "old" versions of software in its releases, read about time-based releases.