How to determine version of Ubuntu

[jack]

On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 17:08 -0400, cj wrote:
> Yanni Enya wrote:
> > Joel,
> >
> > I ran that command and got
> >
> > lsb_release -r
> > Release:        6.06
> >
> > I installed all the updates and I still get 6.06.  Any ideas?
> >
> > I even downloaded the image file and burned it to a CD and was
> unable
> > to boot the system from the CD in order to install the 7.04
> version. 
> > How shall I try?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> If you still have the CD image, you could try mounting it as a loop
> and
> ubuntu should detect that theres a new version of ubuntu available and
> upgrade
> 
> thats worked with me ever since ive started using ubuntu
> --cj
[snip]

cat /etc/apt/sources.list ...
If the links there say 'Dapper' , you'll never get anything but 6.06
updates.

sudo nano -w /etc/apt/sources.list
Password: <yourpassword>

When nano opens, change every instance of Dapper to Feisty
Ctrl-X to save and exit

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo reboot

that will put you up to 7.01

repeat the process, except substitute Edgy for Feisty

that will put you up to 7.04