Network upgrade from Hardy directly to Jaunty

[Anthony M. Rasat]

I know, I know, the answer should be no, you can't directly upgrade by network from Hardy to Jaunty.

But then again, why use Linux if you can't hack 'em?

What I did was:
1. Rename lsb_release to something else:

sudo mv /bin/lsb_release /bin/old.lsb_release

2. Create new lsb_release:

sudo vim /bin/lsb_release
#!/bin/sh
echo "intrepid"
exit 0

3. Fix permission for lsb_release:

chmod 755 /bin/lsb_release

4. Fire up the upgrade process:

sudo do-release-upgrade

Now, I need someone else to confirm this and maybe anyone else blogging these hacks somewhere since I didn't find anything similar from Google. Thanks.

PS: Use at your own risk. Don't blame me for losing data (pr0n?) if those steps fail for you. That means you, Karl.

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Regards,

Anthony M. Rasat
Manager - Technical, Network and Support Division
PT. Jawa Pos National Network
Graha Pena Jawa Pos Group Building, 5th floor
Jln. Raya Kebayoran Lama 12, Jakarta Selatan 12210
Indonesia.-
Phone 02132185562
Phone 081574217035
Fax 02153651465
Web http://www.jpnn.com

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