Y2J
September 27th, 2007, 07:28 PM
Before you start:
As always make sure to:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then you’ll need to type (use a terminal so you can watch for errors!)
gksudo “update-manager -c -d”
if the terminal spits out the following error:
warning: could not initiate dbus
current dist not found in meta-release file
You’ll need to do the following which should fix the problem.
sudo gedit /var/lib/update-manager/meta-release
if after typing this your editor does not show any text you’ll need to paste this into your text editor and save the file.
Dist: warty
Name: Warty Warthog
Version: 04.10
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:28:17 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the warty warthog release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/warty/Release
Dist: hoary
Name: Hoary Hedgehog
Version: 05.04
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:18:19 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the Hoary Hedgehog release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hoary/Release
Dist: breezy
Name: Breezy Badger
Version: 05.10
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:34:42 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the Breezy Badger release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/breezy/Release
Dist: dapper
Name: Dapper Drake
Version: 6.06 LTS
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 9:00:00 UTC
Supported: 1
Description: This is the Dapper Drake release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/dapper.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/dapper.tar.gz.gpg
Dist: edgy
Name: Edgy Eft
Version: 6.10
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 1
Description: This is the Edgy Eft release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/edgy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/edgy.tar.gz.gpg
Dist: feisty
Name: Feisty Fawn
Version: 7.04
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:00:00 +0200
Supported: 1
Description: This is the 7.04 release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/ReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/feisty.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/feisty.tar.gz.gpg
Dist: gutsy
Name: Gutsy Gibbon
Version: 7.10
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the 7.10 release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/ReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/gutsy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/gutsy.tar.gz.gpg
and then, again, type the following command:
gksudo "update-manager -c -d"
Can you see the magical Upgrade button now ?! :)
As always make sure to:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then you’ll need to type (use a terminal so you can watch for errors!)
gksudo “update-manager -c -d”
if the terminal spits out the following error:
warning: could not initiate dbus
current dist not found in meta-release file
You’ll need to do the following which should fix the problem.
sudo gedit /var/lib/update-manager/meta-release
if after typing this your editor does not show any text you’ll need to paste this into your text editor and save the file.
Dist: warty
Name: Warty Warthog
Version: 04.10
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:28:17 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the warty warthog release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/warty/Release
Dist: hoary
Name: Hoary Hedgehog
Version: 05.04
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:18:19 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the Hoary Hedgehog release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hoary/Release
Dist: breezy
Name: Breezy Badger
Version: 05.10
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:34:42 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the Breezy Badger release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/breezy/Release
Dist: dapper
Name: Dapper Drake
Version: 6.06 LTS
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 9:00:00 UTC
Supported: 1
Description: This is the Dapper Drake release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/dapper.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/dapper.tar.gz.gpg
Dist: edgy
Name: Edgy Eft
Version: 6.10
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 1
Description: This is the Edgy Eft release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/edgy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/edgy-updates/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/edgy.tar.gz.gpg
Dist: feisty
Name: Feisty Fawn
Version: 7.04
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:00:00 +0200
Supported: 1
Description: This is the 7.04 release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/ReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/feisty.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/feisty.tar.gz.gpg
Dist: gutsy
Name: Gutsy Gibbon
Version: 7.10
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the 7.10 release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/ReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/gutsy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader-all/current/gutsy.tar.gz.gpg
and then, again, type the following command:
gksudo "update-manager -c -d"
Can you see the magical Upgrade button now ?! :)