Problem with UPGRADING

[jack]

On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 18:00 -0400, Joel Goguen wrote:
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> Yanni Enya wrote:
> > Joel,
> >
> > I am brand new to this. I do not know linux.  How do I edit a system
> file it
> > tells me it is read only.  How do I enter with admin rights ?
> >
> >
> > On 8/4/07, Joel Goguen <jtgoguen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yanni Enya wrote:
> >>>> ALL,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have installed all the updates from 6.06 -> 7.04 and yet when I
> run
> >>>> lsb_release -r , I  still get 6.06
> >>>>
> >>>> What can I do?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Michael
> >>>>
> >>>>
> > Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and change "dapper" to "edgy" and run
> 'sudo
> > apt-get dist-upgrade' and reboot.
> >
> > When that's done, edit the same file, and change "edgy" to "feisty"
> and
> > run 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' again, and reboot again.
> >
> > Maybe it's possible to go directly from "dapper" to "feisty" but
> > upgrading without skipping versions is typically safer.
> >
> >
> Press Alt+F2 and in the box that appears, type this:
> 
> gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources/list
> 
> Enter your password when prompted.  An editor will appear.  Edit the
> file to replace 'dapper' with 'edgy', save, and close the editor.
> Then
> open a Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and type
> these
> commands, pressing Enter after each one:
> 
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> 
> Enter your password when prompted, and reboot when they're both
> finished.  The first time, this will bring your system up to Edgy.
> Repeat again, this time when you open the editor replace 'edgy' with
> 'feisty', and enter the same two commands in Terminal again.  Then,
> you'll be up to the latest Feisty release :)
> 
> - --
> Joel Goguen
> http://jgoguen.net/
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> protein -- it rejects it.  -- P. Medawar
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Joel~
Between us we've got this part down pretty well - LOL

Jack