I know it seems like a duplicate question, but I in fact couldn't find any topics, where people have the exact problem as me. I am desperately trying to upgrade my Ubuntu, but many searches and trials haven't helped yet. So, I really hope you guys can help me upgrade my old ubuntu :)
I will just describe, what I tried so far.
First of all: lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.0-amd64:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-amd64:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-amd64:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-amd64:cxx-4.0-noarch:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-amd64:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-amd64:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-amd64:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-3.2-amd64:printing-3.2-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch:qt4-3.1-amd64:qt4-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
Then I followed the steps from the instructions from ubuntuusers:
sudo apt-get update
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security Release.gpg
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring Release
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates Release
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports Release
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security Release
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-de
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-ru
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-de
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-ru
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-de
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-ru
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-de
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-ru
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-ru
Reading package lists... Done
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Update manager core is installed.
sudo do-release-upgrade (had to delete about 90% of it, because site doesn't allow so many characters)
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-de
Hit http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-ru
Err http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-de
Err http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-ru
Err http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Err http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Err http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-de
Err http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/main Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/multiverse Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/restricted Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-backports/universe Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/multiverse Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-ru
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-de
Ign http://de2.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Translation-ru
Fetched 41.6 MB in 6s (0 B/s)
Checking package manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done
Calculating the changes
Calculating the changes
Could not calculate the upgrade
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade.
This can be caused by:
* Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
If none of this applies, then please report this bug using the
command 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.
Restoring original system state
Aborting
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done
I also tried updating through software center.
The order of steps, and their effects:
- Click on Software Center.
- Software Updater Window appears.
- Windows says "Checking for updates".
- Windows says "Software updates are no longer provided for Ubuntu 13.04".
- I click on "Upgrade"-Button.
- I am asked to enter my password - do so.
- The windows just disappear and nothing happens.
Please let me know, if more info is needed, to solve the problem.
Thank you in advance!