[GRLUG] Updating to Feisty Fawn

Michael Mol mikemol at gmail.com
Wed Oct 10 14:15:15 EDT 2007


Are you able to run the Update Manager from the Administration menu?

On 10/10/07, Jason Kisner <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, sorry, I get the same thing. doesn't matter which one I try.
>
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> On 10/10/07, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com > wrote:
> > You want "update-manager -c", not update-manager -d"
> >
> > On 10/10/07, Jason Kisner <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > um... this is the error I'm getting:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "jason at rensiks-place:~$ update-manager -d
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Introspect error: The name org.freedesktop.UpdateManager was not
> provided by
> > > any .service files
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > no listening object (The name org.freedesktop.UpdateManager was not
> provided
> > > by any .service files) "
> > >
> > > I have the individual cmd-lines spaced apart for better clarity.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/9/07, Jason Kisner < airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > thanks mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 10/9/07, Michael Mol < mikemol at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > Doh.
> > > > >
> > > > > Make that "update-manager -c"
> > > > >
> > > > > ...Today has *not* been my day.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 10/9/07, Michael Mol < mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > shortcircuit at caterpillar ~
> > > > > > 22:30:27 $ update-manager --help
> > > > > > Usage: update-manager [options]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Options:
> > > > > >   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
> > > > > >   -c, --check-dist-upgrades
> > > > > >                         Check if a new distribution release is
> > > available
> > > > > >   -d, --devel-release   Check if upgrading to the latest devel
> release
> > > is
> > > > > >                         possible
> > > > > >   -p, --proposed        Try to run a dist-upgrade
> > > > > >   --dist-upgrade, --dist-ugprade
> > > > > >                         Try to run a dist-upgrade
> > > > > > shortcircuit at caterpillar~
> > > > > > 22:30:32 $
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The command you're looking for is "upgrade-manager -c"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 10/9/07, Jason Kisner < airplanejay at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > > > I'm upgrading from edgy to feisty, sorry if I didn't make that
> > > clear.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 10/9/07, Ben Rousch < brousch at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Since Dapper (I believe) the recommended upgrade procedure is
> to
> > > use the
> > > > > > > update-manager rather than changing the repo sources. I remember
> > > doing the
> > > > > > > Dapper-Edgy upgrade by changing the repos, and although I did
> get it
> > > to work
> > > > > > > after a few hours of futzing around, there were quite a few
> bumps in
> > > the
> > > > > > > road. The big change I had trouble with was the replacement of
> the
> > > good old
> > > > > > > System-V init with Upstart.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 10/9/07, Rick Vargo < rick at vargo.org > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > What are you upgrading from?  Edgy to fawn should be OK, but
> > > anything
> > > > > > > > > older and you should start from scratch because there was
> some
> > > major
> > > > > > > > > changes introduced in Edgy.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Update your /etc/apt/sources.list changing every line that
> says
> > > edgy
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Run:
> > > > > > > > > apt-get update
> > > > > > > > > apt-get -f dist-upgrade
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Rick
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jason Kisner wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to update to Feisty Fawn without the use of
> a
> > > CD?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --
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> > > > > > > > > > Worromot rof nalp, yadot rof evil.
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