Update fails

[NoOp]

On 04/23/2010 03:58 AM, william drescher wrote:
> On 4/22/2010 3:54 PM, sdavmor wrote:
>> On 04/22/2010 03:29 AM, william drescher wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Do the whole thing in a terminal and see if it works better :-)
>>>>
>>>> $ sudo aptitude update
>>>>
>>>> then
>>>>
>>>> $ sudo apptiude upgrade
>>>>
>>>> Please report back if this works for you ;-)
>>>>
>>>> 73 Karl
>>>
>>> I started with 9.04, and did as you suggested. All went without
>>> apparent error, a new kernel was installed. At reboot it still
>>> reports 9.04, I expected 9.10
>>>
>>> ?
>>>
>>> bill
>>
>> Ah hah. The mistake you are making, Bill, is in thinking that kernel
>> level = ubuntu release level. Updates will notify you of a new kernel
>> that will work with your Ubuntu release level.
>>
>> If you want to do a release level upgrade that's a different issue
>> entirely. You could do it via terminal:
>>
>> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>
>> Or you could do it from gui:
>>
>> 1) Alt-F2 (to get a "Run" box)
>> 2) update-manager -d
>>
>> Update manager will do it's thing. You'll be told that there's a
>> distribution upgrade available (new release 10.04). Which you can then
>> launch. It will take a while. I suggest backing up anything that is
>> deadly important first. Just in case.
>>
>> HTH.
> 
> 
> Thanks, I did not appreciate the difference between upgrade and 
> dist-upgrade.
> 
> However, when I do this (cli - this is the server version) it 
> says 0 upgraded
> 
> bill
> 
> 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KarmicUpgrades
[Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Servers (Recommended)]

See 'man apt-get' and 'man aptitude' for 'dist-upgrade' and
'full-upgrade'. Plus:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/
[Sometime it's easier to view/print/save]
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto