[kubuntu-users] Re: [kubuntu-users] Kubuntu distribution packages

[Alexander Smirnov]

Sarah Hobbs wrote:
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> Phillip Johnson wrote:
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>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:36:10 +0000
>> Jonathan Riddell <jriddell at ubuntu.com> wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 06:21:35PM +0500, Farid Ansari wrote:
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>>>>    Will it be possible to Upgrade the Kubuntu 6.10 when the new version
>>>>    is released or will a fresh Install be required for 7.04.
>>>>         
>>> Yes it's possible to upgrade.  We badly need testers for the dist
>>> upgrade tool.
>>>
>>> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDistUpgrade
>>>
>>> Jonathan
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>> Hi, 
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>> I am running dapper, and I would like to help with this.  However, I am having a problem with the instructions for chroot at the bottom.  I am missing the edgy script required by the program.  Here is the commands I ran to get to this point:
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>> sudo aptitude install debootstrap <Return>
>>   ... (normal stuff)
>>   The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>   debootstrap
>>   0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>>   Need to get 48.9kB of archives. After unpacking 246kB will be used.
>>   Writing extended state information... Done
>>   Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main debootstrap 0.3.3.0ubuntu2 [48.9kB]  
>>   Fetched 48.9kB in 1s (27.4kB/s)
>>   ... (more stuff)
>> sudo aptitude install cdebootstrap <Return>
>>   ... (same type of stuff as above)
>> cd <Return>
>> mkdir edgy <Return>
>> sudo debootstrap edgy edgy <Return>
>>   E: No such script: /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/edgy
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>> Do you have any suggestions, such as "don't bother me kid" :)?
>>
>> Phil
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> Upgrade to edgy first, using apt, then try the dist-upgrader.
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> Dapper --> feisty upgrades directly are not supported, and wont work.
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That's very bad. Dapper is LTS and many people use it because it's so. 
Upgrading to Fiesty via Edgy - sounds like a reason to look other distros.