should I upgrade from ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10?

[hockey97]

I want to know if it's safe to upgrade to 9.10.

I have apache and other server software on my computer would this get deleted?

My update manager won't work anymore. I get errors... do you think a upgrade will fix this?

I just want to know that any settings I set right now or programs I installed won't get erased when I do a upgrade... just wondering?

[phillw]

I want to know if it's safe to upgrade to 9.10.

I have apache and other server software on my computer would this get deleted?

My update manager won't work anymore. I get errors... do you think a upgrade will fix this?

I just want to know that any settings I set right now or programs I installed won't get erased when I do a upgrade... just wondering?

My 9.04 with LAMP upgraded okay to 9.10, with no data loss. - I'd still take a backup, tho !!! (I did)

As to what is wrong with Update manager, could you be a bit more specific ?
As we need to ensure your system is fully upto date with 9.04, before we move to 9.10

Regards,

Phill.

[hockey97]

well when I click on update manager and see new updates for apache and php etc.

I click update... so it starts to update then I get an error saying

lsb-release missing final newline.

the says:

usr/bin/dpkg returned error code 2

then said error package failed to install: trying to recover...

that is about it.

I then had to close the update manager. I even tried updating one update at a time and still I get this error.

[phillw]

What does this give ?


sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get update


Phill.

[hockey97]

when I type that in terminal this is what I get:


user@hostname:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
user@hostname:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed/universe Sources
Reading package lists... Done

[phillw]

Do you have your backup ?

Phill.

[hockey97]

no, I just backedup my website files.

How can I make a backup of apache and mysql and webmin? Also nvidia graphics driver..

The only thing that is important is my website stuff that is it.

Anything that effects the website. this would be apache and mysql database.

is their a easy command to make a backup of it to my external hard drive?

I have a external hard drive usb device.

[phillw]

There sure is a nice simple way !!

Plug in your external drive, let ubuntu 'see' it then pop back the results of


sudo fdisk -l

and

df -ah | grep dev

(To get the | it is usually Shift+\ on the lower left of your keyboard)


Phill.

[hockey97]

how do I make it save the stuff to the external hard drive?

don't I have to put a path to direct the saves to the directory of the hard drive?

I will make a folder on my external hard drive.

[phillw]

No, just post the output of the 2 commands i gave you.

I'll give you a script to copy & paste that will backup your system to your external drive (a photo-copy of your system) But i need to know device numbers & space free, etc.

Phill.

[hockey97]

well could I just use those 2 commands you gave?

[phillw]

The backup is based on this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=35087&highlight=backup except that I can write it far more quickly for you !!

I have a 'how-to' that covers that and fdisk & df in the works at the moment, so people can write their own variants -- When we've gotten you safely backed up & upgraded, you're welcome to have a read of it - It's still got some rough corners on it - But any comments from reading it will be welcome.

You are following it now - as it is how i do my backups, for my server system.

Phill.

[phillw]

I need the output of those two commands to do the --exclude part of the tar script for you. and where to save the command to for you to run it.

Phill.

[hockey97]

here is the output:


user@hostname:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for user:

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Disk /dev/sda: 300.0 GB, 300069052416 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36481 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xec7bec7b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 12748 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 12749 36481 190635322+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 61.4 GB, 61471162368 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7473 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0004a296

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7380 59279818+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 7381 7473 747022+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 7381 7473 746991 82 Linux swap / Solaris
df -ah | grep dev
user@hostname:~$ df -ah | grep dev
/dev/sdb1 56G 4.0G 49G 8% /
udev 375M 160K 375M 1% /dev
tmpfs 375M 76K 375M 1% /dev/shm
devpts 0 0 0 - /dev/pts
/dev/sda2 179G 438M 170G 1% /home

[phillw]

here is the output:


user@hostname:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for user:

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Disk /dev/sda: 300.0 GB, 300069052416 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36481 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xec7bec7b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 12748 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 12749 36481 190635322+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 61.4 GB, 61471162368 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7473 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0004a296

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7380 59279818+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 7381 7473 747022+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 7381 7473 746991 82 Linux swap / Solaris
df -ah | grep dev
user@hostname:~$ df -ah | grep dev
/dev/sdb1 56G 4.0G 49G 8% /
udev 375M 160K 375M 1% /dev
tmpfs 375M 76K 375M 1% /dev/shm
devpts 0 0 0 - /dev/pts
/dev/sda2 179G 438M 170G 1% /home


is your usb drive the 64 GB Drive and your main hard-drive the 300 GB drive ?

[hockey97]

no, my external hard drive is having errors on mounting...

[hockey97]

here is the output with the external hard drive connected:

user@hostname:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for user:

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Disk /dev/sda: 300.0 GB, 300069052416 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36481 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xec7bec7b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 12748 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 12749 36481 190635322+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 61.4 GB, 61471162368 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7473 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0004a296

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7380 59279818+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 7381 7473 747022+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 7381 7473 746991 82 Linux swap / Solaris
user@hostname:~$ df -ah | grep dev
/dev/sdb1 56G 4.0G 49G 8% /
udev 375M 156K 375M 1% /dev
tmpfs 375M 76K 375M 1% /dev/shm
devpts 0 0 0 - /dev/pts
/dev/sda2 179G 417M 170G 1% /home


no the 64gb drive and the 300gb drive is 2 hard drives that is connected to my computer.

the external hard drive is a usb device. It's a seagate 500gb that black with a blue led looking external hard drive.

[sitex]

If some one plan to upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 he can simply use Update Manager...
1. Goto System -> administration -> Update Manager.
2. Click on Upgrade Button.

Then continue with steps...
you can get more details with related screen shots with solutionz.yolasite.com (http://solutionz.yolasite.com) click here to go to the site. (http://solutionz.yolasite.com)

[phillw]

If some one plan to upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 he can simply use Update Manager...
1. Goto System -> administration -> Update Manager.
2. Click on Upgrade Button.

Then continue with steps...
you can get more details with related screen shots with solutionz.yolasite.com (http://solutionz.yolasite.com) click here to go to the site. (http://solutionz.yolasite.com)

Indeed. - he will, but not without a backup !!!!

Phill.

[phillw]

here is the output with the external hard drive connected:

user@hostname:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for user:

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Disk /dev/sda: 300.0 GB, 300069052416 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36481 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xec7bec7b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 12748 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 12749 36481 190635322+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 61.4 GB, 61471162368 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7473 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0004a296

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7380 59279818+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 7381 7473 747022+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 7381 7473 746991 82 Linux swap / Solaris
user@hostname:~$ df -ah | grep dev
/dev/sdb1 56G 4.0G 49G 8% /
udev 375M 156K 375M 1% /dev
tmpfs 375M 76K 375M 1% /dev/shm
devpts 0 0 0 - /dev/pts
/dev/sda2 179G 417M 170G 1% /home
no the 64gb drive and the 300gb drive is 2 hard drives that is connected to my computer.

the external hard drive is a usb device. It's a seagate 500gb that black with a blue led looking external hard drive.

Hi -- Sorry - needed sleep (UK time). CAn you go into Places, you should see the external drive listed - click on it & it should mount. When it mounts can you post the outputs of the fdisk & df again,

Regards,

Phill.

[houseworkshy]

If you have onboard nvidia then don't do it. I did a couple of weeks ago and it trashed my system as far as resolution and refresh rates went. Since then I have followed all the advice I could find on the forums to no avail. Even trying to format the lot and reinstall previous versions of Ubuntu hasn't put me back where I was. Plus for some reason my cd can no longer detect any disk as bootable bar linux disks so even going back to vista cant be done. Dreadful, dreadful, release for anyone with a crt and using onboard GeForce 6150SE nForce 430. Without driver 800 by 600 max with it max 640 x 480 at 50hz

[houseworkshy]

The mvidia driver has been fixed since my last comment. So I withdraw the comment about the releace ...it wasn't releace it was the proprietry driver. That and me not understanding grub 2.