How can I upgrade ubuntu 8.04 to Jaunty from console?

[Daniel.Li]

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 03:18 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> "Daniel.Li" <lida_mail at 163.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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?
> 
> Use 
>  do-release-upgrade 
> 
> Note that you need to upgrade to 8.10 first

Thanks for all you people's help :)



Now, here is the solution and it works, as you can see note to
upgrade :)

Key point for console upgrade :)
a) Edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set:
Prompt=normal
b) $ sudo do-release-upgrade

> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes
> >   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IntrepidUpgrades
> > [Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Servers (Recommended)]
> > Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Servers (Recommended)
> > 
> >    1. Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed:
> > 
> >       sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
> > 
> >    2. Edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set:
> > 
> >       Prompt=normal
> > 
> >    3. Launch the upgrade tool:
> > 
> >       sudo do-release-upgrade
> > 
> > 
> >    4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
> > or
> > 
> > [Upgrading Using the Alternate CD/DVD]
> > 
> > then repeat for Jaunty.
> 
> Thanks, it can work to upgrade to intrepid first and then it should
> upgrade to Jaunty.
> 
> 
> 
>    Florian
> -- 
> <http://www.florian-diesch.de/>
> 
-- 
Daniel