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lost user accounts when upgrading ubuntuserver from 11.10 to 12.04 LTS

I have some problem with my Ubuntu machine. I have just configured to finish Domain Controller system with using UbuntuServer. At the moment, I am upgrading UbuntuServer from 11.10 to 12.04 LTS. But, ...
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The installer gets stuck at “Restoring previously installed packeges” while reinstalling 11.10 [closed]

I had Ubuntu 12.04.02LTS, but due to some issues I had to go back to 11.10. Due to improper installation, I am again trying to upgrade 11.10 to 11.10 but the installer gets stuck at "Restoring ...
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How to update an EOL Ubuntu distribution

I know that Ubuntu 11.10 has reached EOL status. But is there a way to have it updated up until the EOL date of 5/9/2013? I have looked at this question, and it talks about how to get it done, but ...
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How can I upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 13.04 using minimal cd [duplicate]

I want to upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 from 11.10. I don't have a CPU that supports pae, and from what I uderstood, that means I have to use the minimal cd. I am running a dual boot with windows XP,and I ...
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Unable to upgrade firefox in ubuntu

I tried these 3 commands to upgrade my firefox version sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install firefox But it doesn't seems to be work out. ...
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Upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 has hung

I am currently running an upgrade from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 and the system has hung at : Installing new version of config file /etc/mysql/debian-start ... It says there are about 4 minutes ...
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Updates for Ubuntu 11.10

I recently upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after but after noticing degraded performance and several bugs in 12.04. I downgraded back to 11.10 which now zips along quite fine as before, on ...
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Why does Ubuntu not boot into a 3.4-Kernel?

I just need to install kernel 3.4 (or higher stable version) on my machine (with 8GB RAM) running Ubuntu 11.10. I did the following steps: I downloaded the following DEB files: ...
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What can I do if Ubuntu 11.10 doesn't work at all?

I don't quite know how to explain the problem in a few words so here is a list: I am currently running 11.10 on a partition on my laptop and did so for 9 months when: Not possible to access ...
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Upgrade 11.10 causes system crash [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Purple start screen - no splash screen We recently clicked on the install upgrades and now our perfectly working Dell desktop prior to the unstall will not work, it ...
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Mess with installation of Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 after upgrading

Some time ago I installed Ubuntu 11.10 as a second OS on my PC. Primary OS is Win 7. As I'm running Win 7 on a SSD, I had to move Ubuntu to another harddrive. The installation actually worked and I ...
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using the downloaded upgrade packages from one laptop to another [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)? I have upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64) to 12.04 (amd64) on one of the laptops I have, I have another ...
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do-release-upgrade failing to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 (amd64)

I was using 11.10 fresh install then on terminal I typed sudo do-release-upgrade but it fails to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 here is the log http://paste.ubuntu.com/1534446/ Upgrading apport ...
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Inability to update to latest version?

I'm trying to update to 12.10 or 12.04 from 11.10, but every time I check for updates or upgrades, nothing comes up. I've messed with the update manager settings from the Updates tab in Software ...
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failed to upgrade to 12.04, stuck at 11.10

So my Problem occurs as i already mentioned in my title after i tried to upgrad my old version. For no reason the upgrade broke of after the installation. Now i am not able to upgrade anything the ...
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Problems while upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04

I was upgrading from ubuntu 11.10 to ubuntu 12.04 using the alternate cd method. Everything went fine upto installing upgrades, but during the cleanup phase , it asked me to remove obselete packages ...
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What is the risk of destroying working software by upgrading from natty narwhal to oneric ocelot? [closed]

I would like to know what happens with my good tuned system on natty narwhal when I upgrade to oneric-ocelot. I cannot find any threads in the forum which is very strange. Thanks for your answers in ...
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How to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.10?

I want to update the Ubuntu on my laptop to 12.10 from the current version 11.10, when I click on the update manager I get a partial update GUI, if I click cancel on that I get the GUI for update ...
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Upgrade Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.10 I get error code that 11.10 is outdated

I installed Kubuntu 11.10 on top of Windows 7. Everything works fine. I tried to update 11.10 to 12.10 and I get error Code that 11.10 is outdated and not supported. Update stops. I downloaded 12.10 ...
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Not given the option to install 12.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: No facility exists in Update Manager (12.04) to upgrade to 12.10. Why? I followed the guide on the website to upgrade distributions. I was not effective at doing this, ...
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Upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 - authentication error [closed]

I keep getting this error while trying to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10: authentication failed. Authenticating the upgrade failed. There may be a problem with the network or with the server Why ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang

My installation of Ubuntu 12.10 over Ubuntu 11.10 seems to hang on "saving installed packages". How long should I wait before knowing for sure that something is wrong? I stopped it once and tried ...
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google-chrome causes failure in package upgrades

I am using 11.10 64 bit and each time I reboot the machine I get to see an unusual pop up which says "An upgrade 12.04 is available" then it lists some of the packages installed on my system and asks ...
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How to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 LTS without update manager?

I am running 11.10 on my PC. The Update Manager once indicated that I could upgrade to 12.04 LTS. However, clicking the upgrade button made the update manager unresponsive and I had to force quit the ...
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Authentication error when trying to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04

I wrote : ~$ do-release-upgrade and the system says: Checking for a new ubuntu release Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [198 B] Get:2 ...
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Lost power during upgrade; now unusually long time to boot, but can boot previous version

I was upgrading from 10 to 11.10 the other day when it shut down during the upgrade. When I boot my computer, it asks me to pick from a few options. If I go with the first choice, it takes an ...
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unable to upgrade ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. But I'm unable to upgrade my system to Ubuntu 11.10. I ...
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Some applications is not working after upgrading from Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit to Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit

I updated my system from Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit to Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit using installation DVD. I used option 'update older installation of Ubuntu 11.10'. Now my softwares and settings pre-installed ...
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“Could not calculate the upgrade ” 11.04 to 11.10 [closed]

I am trying to go from 11.04 to 11.10 (with the final intent of bringing my system up to 12.04), using sudo do-release-upgrade (or via the gui update manager) but continually receive this error ...
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An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList ...
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How can I access old KMail emails after upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10?

I initially installed Ubuntu 11.04 and used KMail for my email. All well and good. Then I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10. Presumably an upgrade of KMail took place as part of this. Now KMail won't even ...
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Problem upgrading 11.10 Server to 12.04 LTS

I'm experiencing some problems with upgrading Ubuntu 11.10 Server to 12.04 LTS I have changed the release-upgrades files to prompt=lts but the do-release-upgrade -d doesn't work. How can I fix that? ...
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Upgrade to 11.10 left me with Kmail not working

On my way from 10.10 to 12.04 I chose to do the step by step (11.04 then 11.10 then 12.04) because I could not figure if I should do that or a direct install of 12.04LTS. After the first step (11.04) ...
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can not upgrade to ubuntu 12.04

I can not upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04. I have tried many times with two different commercial DVD's and on two different computers. Both had 11.10 as the OS. Finally got the newer computer to upgrade via ...
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Problem with upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10

I recently upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10. However during the upgrade, my laptop shutdown because I forgot to plug in the charger. However after looking online I've managed to make it work and now the ...
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Upgrade problem- 11.10 to 12.04?

I tried to upgrade to 12.04 using the update manager in 11.10. It opens up a dialog which says downloading upgrade tools and just closes. Anyways to upgrade? Or a working solution to this problem? I ...
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Tryig to upgrade my current 11.10 distribution and getting error messages [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? I have tried to upgrade my distribution three times now, twice through update ...
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Upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 lts broken gui

I was using Ubuntu 11.10 just fine, when I upgraded to 12.04 LTS all the images on the launcher have broken except for dash home and workspaces. The desktop background is gone, and even the bar at the ...
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While upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04, can't generate initramfs

I am trying to upgrade my Ubuntu server from Oneiric to Precise (64-bits) with do-release-upgrade. The upgrade is going alright up to the point where it starts generating the ramfs. After starting, it ...
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Network fail after upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04

Running an Acer aspire 5738 yesterday upgraded to ubuntu 12.04 using download upgraded from 11.10, can not get online with laptop, no network manager apparent, network settings message, the system ...
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Partial Upgrade 11.10 to 12.04 stuck

Help! Stuck within upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04.. It is now running a partial upgrade and just hangs... USB access and internet access (via USB wireless) appears to have dropped out, though I managed ...
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I do not have “other user” login option after upgrading to 12.04

I have upgraded my Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. I could not see "other" login option in the login screen. it shows only "Guest login" and "User login. The User Login ask only password and I had never ...
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Attempt to Upgrade is failing due to unstable mfc6490cwlpr:i386

I am attempting to upgrade to the most recent Ubuntu OS but i am being stopped with warning that mfc6490cwlpr:i386 is in a very bad inconsistent state. the warning suggests that I should reinstall ...
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System crashed while upgrading, now unable to recover. Please help [closed]

Yesterday while upgrading from 11.4 to 11.10, due to power cut my system crashed. Ubuntu is unable to boot. While booting I get two options in grub, one is for recovery mode and the other is for ...
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Can any body help me in upgrading my Ubuntu os to latest version 12.04 from 11.10? Have anybody faced issues? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Will all my settings be kept if I update from to the next version of Ubuntu? I have installed ubuntu 11.10 in my laptop. I saw ubuntu software centre showing updrade to ...
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Upgrade to 11.04 asks for 12.04 disk

I attempted to install from 12.04 CD on a laptop running 10.04, but it failed - I don't remember just why. So I upgraded: 10.04->10.10->11.04->11.10. The upgrade to 11.10 asks for the 12.04 disk to ...
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Launcher icons are invisible after upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04

I am re-purposing an old laptop. I installed 11.10 on it and then immediately upgraded to 12.04. (I could not directly install 12.04 as my system does not support PAE.) When my system was (briefly) ...
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How to fix “Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)” when installing and upgrading packages?

I am getting this error whenever tring to install or update anything: "Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" I need help, as I cannot install or upgrade any packages on my Ubuntu ...
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when I hit ctrl-alt-F1 i get a black screen

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop but when I boot it up I get the GNOME menu and then when I pick the first option, I get "Ubuntu 11.10" with five dots under it but it will go no further. I ...
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How can I upgrade from Ubuntu 10.10 to 12.04?

I have been struggling to get to 12.04 for one of my three systems supporting Mythtv. There have been multiple false starts and not working functionality. Furthermore, Unity severely upsets my ...

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