Upgrading from 7.10 to 9.10 on Ubuntu Server

[mickey78]

Hello everyone!

I have a server running Ubuntu 7.10 that I really want to upgrade to 9.10, unfortunately, I didn't follow the upgrade flow and now 7.10 is unsupported wich means I cannot contact the repository anymore. What would be the best way to upgrade this box? I tried the usual sudo do-release-upgrade but I get a bunch of error when the server tries to contact the gutsy repositories. I just want to make sure it is safe. Here is my output

lgarceau@cnqweb:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
Codename: gutsy
lgarceau@cnqweb:~$ sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
update-manager-core is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
lgarceau@cnqweb:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new ubuntu release
Done Upgrade tool signature
Done Upgrade tool
Done downloading
extracting '/tmp/tmpP24Xvx/hardy.tar.gz'
authenticate '/tmp/tmpP24Xvx/hardy.tar.gz' against '/tmp/tmpP24Xvx/hardy.tar.gz.gpg'

Reading cache

Checking package manager

Continue running under SSH?

This session appears to be running under ssh. It is not recommended
to perform a upgrade over ssh currently because in case of failure it
is harder to recover.

If you continue, a additional ssh daemon will be started at port
'9004'.
Do you want to continue?

Continue [yN] y

Starting additional sshd

To make recovery in case of failure easier a additional sshd will be
started on port '9004'. If anything goes wrong with the running ssh
you can still connect to the additional one.


Reading package lists: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy Release.gpg
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy Release.gpg
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates Release.gpg
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates Release.gpg
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy Release
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy Release
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates Release
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates Release
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Sources
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Sources
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages
Ignored http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/main Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/main Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/restricted Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/restricted Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/main Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/main Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/restricted Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/restricted Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/universe Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/universe Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/universe Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/universe Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/multiverse Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/multiverse Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/multiverse Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/multiverse Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/main Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/main Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/restricted Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/restricted Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/main Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/main Sources
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages
Failed http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/restricted Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/restricted Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/universe Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/universe Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/universe Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/universe Sources
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages
Ignored http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/multiverse Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/multiverse Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/main Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/restricted Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/main Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/restricted Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/universe Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/universe Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/multiverse Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy/multiverse Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/main Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/restricted Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/main Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/restricted Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/universe Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/universe Sources
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages
Failed http://mirror.anl.gov gutsy-updates/multiverse Sources
Done downloading
Reading package lists: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done

Updating repository information
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy Release.gpg
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates Release.gpg
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy Release
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy Release
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates Release
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates Release
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Done http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/main Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/restricted Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/main Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/restricted Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/main Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/restricted Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/main Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/restricted Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/universe Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/universe Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/multiverse Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/multiverse Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/main Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/main Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/universe Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/universe Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/universe Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/universe Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/multiverse Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy/multiverse Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/main Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/main Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/universe Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/universe Sources
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Done http://mirror.anl.gov hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Done downloading

Checking package manager
Reading package lists: Donehardy-security/multiverse Packages: 98
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done

Calculating the changes

Do you want to start the upgrade?


1 package is going to be removed. 28 new packages are going to be
installed. 298 packages are going to be upgraded.

You have to download a total of 185M. This download will take about 2
minutes with your connection.

Fetching and installing the upgrade can take several hours. Once the
download has finished, the process cannot be cancelled.

[mörgæs]

As far as I know there is no other option than doing a clean install - which I would recommend anyway!

If the machine works you could wait a few months until 10.04 (long time support) is ready.

[dvlchd3]

Actually, I believe you can upgrade to 8.04LTS, from 8.04, you can upgrade to 9.10. (Or any release after 8.04 for that matter). However, I believe you may need to download the 8.04 CD and enable the CD repository to upgrade. I have never upgraded an unsupported version of Ubuntu before, can someone else verify this? Is it still possible to do a network upgrade from a version that is no longer supported?

[mickey78]

For everyone's information I tried it in my VMWARE server and it worked. It gives some error at begining about the repos, but the upgrade works. Thanks.