Update fails

[william drescher]

On 4/24/2010 6:15 AM, william drescher wrote:
> On 4/23/2010 7:56 PM, Karl Larsen wrote:
>> On 04/23/2010 05:50 PM, william drescher wrote:
>>> On 4/23/2010 11:57 AM, NoOp wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>            It was a reading error on my part. I thought he wanted to
>> upgrade his current version. Seems he wanted to update to the next
>> version! I think he should wait 2 weeks and then get the real 10.04
>> version and update to that. I use that and it is cool!
>>
>>
>> 73 Karl
>>
>>
> What is the difference between "upgrade" and "update"
>
> bill
>
>
THanks to you both
bill