dpkg: error while apt-get upgrade

[Mario Vukelic]

On Sat, 2008-11-01 at 08:18 +0000, dave selby wrote:
> I was about to do an upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10, I did an update and it
> failed. I dropped to the command line and this is what I am getting.
> 
> 
> dave at main-system:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Sorry for being blunt, but are doing it all wrong. You should read the
release notes [1] and, even more importantly, the upgrade instructions
[2]

Upgrading by apt-get is possible but not officially supported. If you
insist on using apt-get, you must at least use the correct command
(apt-get dist-upgrade)

[1] <http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810>

[2] <http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading>