[ubuntu-uk] Messed up upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 Still struggling

Michael Michael.Penllergaer at btinternet.com
Mon Aug 1 14:11:00 UTC 2016


On 01/08/2016 15:47, Tony Pursell wrote:
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> On 1 August 2016 at 14:10, Michael <Michael.Penllergaer at btinternet.com 
> <mailto:Michael.Penllergaer at btinternet.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     On 01/08/2016 11:34, Michael wrote:
>
>
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>         On 01/08/2016 10:11, Alan Pope wrote:
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>             Hi,
>
>             On 1 August 2016 at 10:00, Michael
>             <Michael.Penllergaer at btinternet.com
>             <mailto:Michael.Penllergaer at btinternet.com>> wrote:
>
>                 The update14.04-16-04,  was writing updated files when
>                 it stopped, a restart
>                 just defaults to login and login to the terminal
>                 command prompt. The help
>                 option delivers a screen full, I do not know if one of
>                 the options will
>                 help.
>
>             If it barfed part way through, then it may be possible to
>             encourage it
>             to finish the job.
>
>             At the command line terminal window, login using your
>             username/password. Then once you get logged in, issue this
>             command:-
>
>             sudo dpkg --configure -a
>
>             (that's sudo space dpkg space dash dash configure space
>             dash lower-case-a).
>
>             It should start chugging away continuing the upgrade. If
>             it just ends
>             immediately with no output then the upgrade may have
>             finished, but
>             something is missing. In that event, assuming you use
>             Ubuntu (with
>             Unity) desktop I would issue:-
>
>             sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop^
>
>             (sudo space apt space install space ubuntu dash desktop
>             caret) (the
>             caret is important).
>
>             If that does indeed install more stuff then that may be
>             sufficient to
>             have 'fixed' it.
>
>             If the first command (the dpkg one) *did* produce a chunk
>             of output -
>             like telling you it's installing / upgrading packages,
>             then it may not
>             be necessary to run the second command.
>
>             If you have run the above process, then I'd restart "sudo
>             reboot"
>             (sudo space reboot), and see if it is fixed.
>
>             Let us know how you get on.
>
>             Cheers,
>             Al.
>
>         Some progress, used both patches, now get a 14.04 screen but
>         without folders so am not sure just where it is now.
>         message box, "System program problem detected"   "Do you want
>         to report the problem now"          (I did )
>
>     Any more suggestions anybody, please, I get grub, not the normal
>     command line so cant force an update ?
>     Michael.D
>
> I did a successful 14.04 to 16.04 upgrade yesterday.  if, when you get 
> to the GRUB menu, you choose 'Advanced options for Ubuntu', you can 
> see which kernels you have installed. You will have 4.4, 3.13 and 3.11 
> if all has gone well. Have you got 4.4.0-31?
>
> Tony
>
> One thing I did not say, the Ubuntu page shows 14.04 and nothing else 
> except the backdrop, I have never used grub (knowingly) so was worried 
> about causing more problems..........will try your suggestion and 
> report back.
Tks, Michael


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