How can I upgrade ubuntu 8.04 to Jaunty from console?

Daniel.Li daniel_li at usish.com
Sat May 9 16:12:04 UTC 2009


On Sat, 2009-05-09 at 13:00 -0300, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Daniel.Li <daniel_li at usish.com> wrote:
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I have installed ubuntu 8.04 server edition, which doesn't have GUI
> > interface.
> > How can I upgrade ubuntu 8.04 to Jaunty from console?
> >
> > --
> > Daniel
> 
> From:
> 
> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
> 
> ----
> 
> "Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed:
> 
>           sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
> 
> Launch the upgrade tool:
> 
>           sudo do-release-upgrade
> 
> Follow the on-screen instructions. "

It says "No new release found"  :( 

> 
> ----
> 
> Although (according to that link) it seems possible to upgrade Kubuntu
> from 8.04 to 9.04, I wonder if you will have to upgrate to 8.10 first
> for the server edition.
> 
> Unless really needed, you should consider waiting for the next LTS
> edition or performing an additional clean install on a new partition
> to check for possible issues with 9.04 (before getting rid of your
> current install) since 9.04 is not LTS and as it has just been
> released it is still prone to bugs and issues (check the release info
> at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904 )
> 
-- 
Daniel





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