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When I type hwe-support-status --verbose I get "Forcefully disabled hwe-support-status via file /var/lib/update-notifier/disable-hwe-eol-messages.

When I try to update via Update Manager I get a message fetch failed to upgrade. There maybe a network problem.

Anybody who can help me to upgrade to latest version of Ubuntu I would be grateful.

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  • update-manager -d brings up the Update Manager window which says New Ubuntu release '12.10' is available. When I click upgrade I get the same old error
    – gansub
    Aug 2, 2014 at 11:56
  • Right, you need to go to 14.04 first... What about the command do-release-upgrade?
    – Tim
    Aug 2, 2014 at 11:58
  • Ubuntu 14.10 is not released yet making this question off topic. If you want play with a release still being developed I suggest you download the iso and install it in a Virtual machine such as VirtualBox. Aug 2, 2014 at 11:58
  • When I type do-release-upgrade I get this message Checking for a new Ubuntu release Err Upgrade tool signature 404 Not Found Err Upgrade tool 404 Not found. Warning: root:file 'quantal.tar.gz.gpg' missing. Failed to fetch. Fetching the upgrade failed. There maybe a network problem.
    – gansub
    Aug 2, 2014 at 11:59
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    Sorry for the wrong subject. I am trying to update to latest supported version i.e. 14.04.
    – gansub
    Aug 2, 2014 at 12:05

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I had the same issue using Xubuntu 12.04. Even trying to change the sources list, it didn't work. There are two options (one will work without any problems):

1- Download the ISO, and when installing it, there will be an option to upgrade your distro to the new version. It will keep your configurations and programs.

2- Check this option here. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1499512. If it works for you, then perfect.

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  • Welcome to askubuntu. While it is always good to cite ones sources, it would be greatly appreciated, if you post the relevant parts directly in your answer. This ensures, that the answer is still of use should the original page change.
    – Adaephon
    Aug 2, 2014 at 16:20
  • Thank you. I posted the link mostly because I found it after reading the question. I haven't tested it so I haven't put more details because of that. But thanks for the tip. Aug 2, 2014 at 17:51
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I also had this problem. My friend suggested changing the repository to the main server rather than a mirror. I refreshed and 14.04 finally came up. I'm not sure if there are a bunch of out of date mirrors at the moment or what!

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