Upgrade from 8.04.1 to Intrepid does not work

[erlguta]

I have follow the upgrade instrucctions:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

I select normal releases and it only install 1 package and uninstall 1 package??!!
Then it hangup in clening...
I reboot the system and i can't start administration > software updates.
If i start in console 'sofware updates' i can see:

$ gksu --desktop /usr/share/applications/software-properties.desktop /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk

Traceback (most recent call last):
t/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 101, in <module>
app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=data_dir, options=options, file=file)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 75, in __init__
SoftwareProperties.__init__(self, options=options, datadir=datadir)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 78, in __init__
self.reload_sourceslist()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 516, in reload_sourceslist
self.distro.get_sources(self.sourceslist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/aptsources/distro.py", line 85, in get_sources
"Error: could not find a distribution template")
aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException

If i go to System > Update manager it says me the he must do one Partial actialization...and then this error:

An upgrade from 'intrepid' to 'hardy' is not supported with this tool.



From intrepid to hardy???

What to do now?

Tahnk you.

IMHO. Honestly i do not know how ubuntu doing things so bad version after version and with so many serious errors can continue to have this legion of fans. But people already are getting tired of your enthusiastic marketing campaigns (Wow! Best new intrepid than EVER!) that do not correspond at all with reality.

Sorry to be so hard, but I think that here there is much enthusiasm but also a lot of incompetence and a lot of improvisation.

[Noxn]

Mine is stuck in cleaning too...

But i didnt restart until now, im waiting like 1 hour, stuck in this cleaning.

Help?!?

[jaznow]

I've waited for long time, and cleanup worked fine.

It just takes loooong time, if you notice the system usage of hard drive, you will see that its reading all the time the harddrime, its actually working.
After that long wait (like 1 hour...) it asks you to delete some outdated packages, i've clicked yes, after deleting, it asks you to rebbot system to continue the upgrade...

After restart, my system displays this last message:

Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local),and does nothing...

I guess the update server is too busy to answer so many people updating...


Thanks!.

[revoman3]

Try downloading the ISO first then burn it a disc and then update your system using that disc, that's what I do

[Noxn]

Im waiting, and i noticed that cpu and Hd is working.

I hope it stops cleaning ...

[erlguta]

Mine is stuck in cleaning too...

But i didnt restart until now, im waiting like 1 hour, stuck in this cleaning.

Help?!?

And installed to you a 1 single package how me?.
Wow thats a super intrepid installation!.
With a single package required is installed all those super improvements which canonical announce in that way so sensationalism.
I have long time with ubuntu and I've seen everything, but honestly, I think that my patience is running out.

[Noxn]

Upgrade from a cd?

But my pc IS already updating, but stuck or something, gonna wait max 2 hours more...
Dont want to shutdown now and risk something.

[jaznow]

Im waiting, and i noticed that cpu and Hd is working.

I hope it stops cleaning ...

Yup, it will, tell me if everything is ok after that, mine just displays that "running scripts /etc/rc.local" and does nothing...

[Noxn]

Okay

[erlguta]

Okay

But it should not say installing packages instead of cleaning?. So it does not hang?.
It is little clever, no?
Like i stopped the clening porcess and i rebooted the system, I will try to update like the old style. aptitude safe-& & aptitude upgrade full-upgrade.