[OBORONA-SPAM] Re: How to restart upgrade to Feisty?

[Gabriel Dragffy]

Alex Mandel wrote:
> Ari Torhamo wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I started upgrading to Feisty from the installation disk (desktop, daily
>> 24.1.), but got an error message of not having enough disk space. After
>> removing some stuff from my hard disk I'm not able to restart the
>> upgrade process. 
>>
>> When I insert the installation disk, a nautilus window opens - as with
>> any data CD - and not the window which asks if I want to upgrade my
>> system. Reloading the disk doesn't help, neither does restarting the
>> machine. I'm able to boot to the desktop from the CD and start the
>> installation from there, but this way I'm apparently only able to do the
>> full installation.
>>
>> I tried to do "gksu sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade", which I found from the
>> documentation web site, but got just "Could not find the upgrade
>> application archive, exiting".
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ari Torhamo
>>
>>
> You could try the alternate CD(if there is one) or you could just do it 
> all via the web.
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> should pick up where you left off, if you have your repositories pointed 
> to Feisty or the CDrom as a repository.
> 
> This site has an alternate way of doing it
> http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/01/upgrade-ubuntu-606-to-610-edgy-eft-beta/
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
if you want to use a CD as a package source for an upgrade you must use 
the alternate CD, the desktop won't work for upgrading.