dslowik2
May 11th, 2012, 12:04 AM
There must be a simple way to upgrade an Ubuntu distribution using apt-get commands on the command line (rather than using a gui). After reading the apt-get man page it seems that apt-get is a fairly sophisticated system, and that this is the kind of thing it was built for. For instance if I just alter the sources.list file to point to the new repositories, do an update, then upgrade?
The reason I'm asking is that when I use Update Manager, or follow the instructions for using an iso CD downloaded from the internet, the process becomes totally flummoxed in the layers of Python code called by the cdromupgrade executable; it always goes back to the internet even though I tell it not to (I have a dial-up connection, AND I already downloaded the CD!)! It seems that all of that should not be required if I simply want to use apt-get to upgrade my distro...
Any help along these lines greatly appreciated.
PS I'm starting with Maverick (10.10)
The reason I'm asking is that when I use Update Manager, or follow the instructions for using an iso CD downloaded from the internet, the process becomes totally flummoxed in the layers of Python code called by the cdromupgrade executable; it always goes back to the internet even though I tell it not to (I have a dial-up connection, AND I already downloaded the CD!)! It seems that all of that should not be required if I simply want to use apt-get to upgrade my distro...
Any help along these lines greatly appreciated.
PS I'm starting with Maverick (10.10)