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Can't mount drives automatically after upgrading to Kubuntu 13.04

I guess it's a problem with kio/dbus or something else since dmesg output is fine and I can mount drives manually from command line. Since the upgrade process was not smooth and I had to sudo dpkg -a ...
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Upgrade from 12.04 to 13.04?

I have Kubuntu 12.04, and would like to upgrade, but Muon Software Updates tells me that "The software on this computer is up to date". What can I make to make it "see" new version of the ...
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Can't boot up my laptop after upgrade to (K)ubuntu 13.04

Yesterday I did a 'do-release-upgrade' from my laptop (HP DV-6) running flawlessly Kubuntu 12.10, to 13.04. Upgrade process ended up with no errors. But now, when laptop boots normally, hangs during ...
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No networking on boot after upgrading Kubuntu to 13.04

I upgraded Kubuntu to 13.04 today. I'm using an ethernet connection. On every boot, networking service is running and everything is configured properly, but it can't establish a connection. I have to ...
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How to fully upgrade to KUbuntu 12.10 from Ubuntu 12.04?

I have customized Ubnutu but I want to upgrade to Kubuntu and save only some programs and configs
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After upgrading to Kubuntu 12.10, machine boots directly to Memtest86

I have upgraded a virtual machine running Kubuntu 12.04 to 12.10. After the upgrade completed, I can no longer boot into the OS. After POST, I see three "error: file not found." lines, and Memtest86+ ...
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Trouble after Ubuntu 12.10 upgrade

Over night I tried to upgrade to (k)ubuntu 12.10. Unfortunately kdm (neither lightdm) doesn't show up after boot. I found several posts describing errors due to the migration from kdm to lightdm. Some ...
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Lot of space used on HDD after upgrade (Kubuntu 12.04 to 12.10)

After upgrade from Kubuntu 12.04 to 12.10, my HDD used space increase from 5Gb to 11Gb. I already use "aptitude clean" and "apt-get autoremove", but nothing changed. I would like to understand why ...
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Upgrading Ubuntu + KDE desktop from 12.04 to 12.10

I installed Ubuntu (not Kubuntu) 12.04 LTS, and afterwards switched desktop from Unity to KDE. I have two related questions: If I upgrade to 12.10 using the updater, would it delete the KDE? And if ...
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Upgrading kubuntu to version 12.10 stops

It's on the step "Installing the upgrades", says it's "Configuring virtuoso-opensource-6.1", and the last line in the log is "Unpacking linux-headers-3.5.0-17 (from ...
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How can I upgrade KDE 4.9 in Kubuntu 11.10?

If it's possible, how can I upgrade KDE 4.9 in Kubuntu 11.10 ? I added the backports but nothing new.
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Upgrading Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 - it want to install Ubuntu 12.04 instead

I'm unable to upgrade using the instructions here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades/Kubuntu I've installed all updates, but I cannot see any new version available. I had to change ...
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cant boot after upgrade to 12.04

A few days ago I updated my kubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 via the update-manager. It asked me to restart, but now i cant boot my system anymore. When i try to boot, all i get is the grub menu and no matter ...
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kubuntu 11.10 muon not recognizing 12.04 exists!

I am in kubuntu...went to muon-update...performed updates system restarted now no updates available. System does not even recognize that 12.04 is out and available. No updates available for install as ...
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Kubuntu upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04

I tried to update as described here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades/Kubuntu . But after updating all packages with muon-updater no upgrade available message pops up as described ...
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Cannot Upgrade to Kubuntu 12.04

As you know, Kubuntu 12.04 came out recently. Since I want to upgrade from 11.10, I followed the instructions on this page. However, after completing the update all packages step and rebooting, I ...
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Kubuntu fails to startup after upgrade to 12.04 [closed]

I've just upgraded my Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 by sudo do-release-upgrade. now it fails to start. (blank screen) GRUB loads, prompts for the kernel menu, then the display shows the Kubuntu circular ...
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How can I upgrade KDE in Kubuntu 11.10

How can I upgrade KDE 4.7.4 to KDE 4.8 in Kubuntu 11.10? Is it safe to upgrade or should i wait for Kubuntu 12.04.
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How do I upgrade to Kubuntu+1?

I know that Ubuntu can be upgraded to a development release by starting update-manager -d However, in Kubuntu update-manager is not installed so I suppose some KDe-specific program need to be used.
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Konsole Message after upgrade: cannot find -lcr

Yesterday I upgraded successfully from kubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 but when I start 'konsole' the first thing is: /usr/bin/ld: error: cannot find -lcr /usr/bin/ld: ...
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How to install KDE 4.3 on Ubuntu 9.04? (or how can I use konqueror 4.3 on andlinux?)

I added the kubuntu jaunty backport deb in the sources.list file, the GPG key + done apt-get update and dist-upgrade etc… Pick a question: Is there a way to update Konqueror 4.2.4? Where can I ...
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don't see Unity anywhere after upgrading from Kubuntu 10.10 — what am I missing?

I had Kubuntu 10.10 and had all the updates done there before allowing the upgrade to 11.04. Everything went well insofar as the upgrade. Final reboot and voila! Ummmmm....wait a minute....it looks ...
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after upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10, no keyboard, cannot login

just did upgrade from kubuntu 10.04 to 10.10.. after all done and reboot, when the login box shows up, my keyboard and laptop pad ( mouse ) dosn't work, (plugged in the usb mouse, it works sometimes) ...
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When I do a release upgrade on a system with two derivatives, do both get updated?

Let's say I installed regular Ubuntu Desktop edition using the liveCD. The I installed both Kubuntu and UNR on the same partition as Ubuntu desktop, by doing: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop ...
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Install Ubuntu or Kubuntu?

I want to upgrade my Ubuntu Lucid to Kubuntu Maverick (with a fresh install of course). I want to try KDE, but I have heard there are slight issues with the native Qt applications compared to the GTK ...
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Will Ubuntu and Kubuntu both be upgraded?

I have both KDE and Gnome installed on my desktop. If I upgrade to 10.10 will both desktops, KDE and Gnome, be upgraded too?
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Upgrade from Kubuntu 9.10 to Ubuntu 10.04

I'm planning to switch from KDE to gnome (Kubuntu to Ubuntu) and from 9 to 10 in one step - do you have any hints what would be the least painful way to do this ? Edit: Solution For my case best ...
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How do I get the Kubuntu upgrade notification icon back?

When Kubuntu needs to be upgraded between versions (e.g. 9.10 to 10.04), there's a notifier icon that shows up in the system tray, (source) But if I click on it to start the upgrade and it fails ...