How can I upgrade to Hardy Heron if it is not offered in the Update Manager?

[crazyfish666]

When Hardy Heron came out I got an option in the Update Manager to upgrade to it, but I wanted to back up properly first and have only just gotten around to doing this. But, the upgrade option in the Update Manager disappeared about a week ago and I can't seem to find instructions on any other simple way to upgrade. How can I do this?

[Kevbert]

Enter the following codes from terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

[crazyfish666]

Enter the following codes from terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade


I did that and it didn't do anything very grand. I just shut it down afterwards (with 'sudo init 0' since my computer has no shut down option) and logged back on (starting x manually as I have had to do for a while). Absolutely nothing looks different. Same background and all. How do I check what I am running? Hardy or Gutsy...

Thanks

[newbreed]

you enter one at a time?

[Kevbert]

Try:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
If this doesn't work try using 'aptitude' in place of 'apt-get'.
This should take a while.
To check the version you're running:

lsb_release -a

[atomkarinca]

I guess the code you're looking for is


sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[crazyfish666]

Try:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
If this doesn't work try using 'aptitude' in place of 'apt-get'.
This should take a while.
To check the version you're running:

lsb_release -a

Well, the second code still says I am running Gutsy and the first code (both in that form and with apt-get replaced with aptitude) the apt-get version took about 2 seconds and the aptitude took about 10, both said "0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded".

The second code still says Gutsy.

Any ideas?

[tom56]

From a terminal in GNOME:

gksudo update-manager -d
If that doesn't work try:

gksudo update-manager -c

[Kevbert]

It looks like something must be broken. Try:

sudo apt-get install -f
This should repair any broken packages. Then try to upgrade again.
If this does not work change the Server that you use in System-Admin-Software Sources before having another go at updating.
Good luck.