apt-get update

[Steven Davies-Morris]

Steven Davies-Morris wrote:
> Donny George wrote:
>> hello
>>
>> when i try to apt-get update the ubuntu 8.04 it returns an error
>>
>> Err http://archive.ubuntu.com <http://archive.ubuntu.com/> dapper 
>> Release.gpg 404 Not found [IP: 195.248.90.54 <http://195.248.90.54>
>> 80] Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com <http://archive.ubuntu.com/>
>> dapper Release Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com
>> <http://archive.ubuntu.com/> dapper/main Packages Ign
>> http://archive.ubuntu.com <http://archive.ubuntu.com/> 
>> dapper/restricted Packages Err http://archive.ubuntu.com
>> <http://archive.ubuntu.com/> dapper/main Packages 404 Not found
>> [IP: 195.248.90.54 <http://195.248.90.54> 80] Err
>> http://archive.ubuntu.com <http://archive.ubuntu.com/> 
>> dapper/restricted Packages 404 Not found [IP: 195.248.90.54
>> <http://195.248.90.54> 80]
>>
>> can someone help me with this
>>
>>
>> don
> 
> You are trying to online upgrade a Dapper system directly to Hardy?
> 
> First there's the issue of such a big jump in releases being a bad
> idea. You're bypassing E, F & G. Is that even doable?
> 
> Second, to do an online upgrade you must be pointing to the correct
> repositories. Your system is still looking for the Dapper archives,
> which have been retired for sometime.
> 
> Putting aside the issue of jumping all the way from Dapper to Hardy
> (which I'd be wary of doing even if it can be executed), you need to
> open up (as root) /etc/apt/sources.list and replace all occurrences
> of "dapper" with "hardy". Use your favourite editor:
> 
> sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> Or alternatively use sed, if you're comfortable with it:
> 
> sudo sed -i "s/dapper/hardy/" /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> Either way you go, back up your sources.list before changing it. Once
> done you can:
> 
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> 
> Personally I wouldn't make such a huge rev level jump, but if you're
> going to attempt it that's the mechanics of what you need to do.

My bad.  Everywhere I typed /etc/apt/sources.list it should have been
/etc/apt/sources.lst.  No "i".  Sorry.
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