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Rikev
March 28th, 2011, 08:23 PM
I have a netbook with no CD Drive and no spare memory stick. I am trying to updat from 7.04 to 10.10 or whatever is latest. Update manager wont show the update button though to upgrade to the next version of Ubuntu.

It said something about statsux repository or something had no key so I remove it. Had to remove medibuntu too and eepc repository along with opera. Then update manager worked with no errors but still gave no updates for software or a upgrade to next distro button.

How do I fix this?

An Sanct
March 28th, 2011, 09:23 PM
Version Upgrades can only be done one-at-a-time:

7.04->7.10->8.04->8.10 ...... ->10.04->10.10

So basically, it would be easier to move private data to a safe location and reinstall.

ajgreeny
March 28th, 2011, 09:23 PM
Sorry, but you can't do that. Distro updates can only be done from a normal version of ubuntu to the next version, eg, from 10.04 to 10.10, or from one LTS version to the next LTS version, eg, from 8.04 to 10.04.

Are you running 7.10, or jaunty jackalope, 9.04, as I am confused as to what you really have at the moment.

If you really have 7.10, which has not been supported for nearly two years, I suggest you totally forget about the distro upgrade path as it will be pretty well never ending. I think you should bite the bullet, beg or borrow a 1GB USB key, and use that to install clean with either 10.04, the most recent LTS version, or 10.10, if you really must have the latest. In another month 11.04 will appear, so you could even wait for that, if you want to.

An Sanct
March 29th, 2011, 10:12 AM
I didn't know, that LTS to LTS upgrades are possible too, until now, I apologize for that.

PS. Just a word of warning, before choosing 11.04, download the ISO, make a Live USB and do a test run.