questions about upgrading packages, systems or hardware.
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Ubuntu Upgrade Issue - ISO Files
Earlier ISO files downloaded from the Ubuntu Websites contained an upgrade script. Thus the ISO image could be mounted and the upgrade command issued. Current ISO images seem to miss that command ...
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upgrading 12.04 to 12.10 did not work on sony vaio
I kept my SONY VAIO E-series laptop overnight for up-gradation from 12.04 to 12.10. It asked me for the restart when I woke up in morning, but when I did that, its not booting into upgraded OS ver ...
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What version of Ubuntu should I use? [closed]
With my iMac, I like to do lots of things at the same time, for example, browsing the web in Chrome while making a 3D rendering with Blender; or developing in Python using Quickly while listening to ...
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Disk drive for / not ready on boot after upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04
After upgrading (using the Upgrade button from the update manager) from 10.04.4 to 12.04.1, I cannot boot anymore. Upon booting, I am greeted with the Ubuntu logo and the error "The disk drive for / ...
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apt-get is broken (Ubuntu 10.04 Server)
I cannot install any package in the server, as I am newbie with server. In the morning I found that some, I am not able to install any package from command line in the server. Now every package is now ...
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Upgrade 12.04 to 12.10 not showing up with update manager
We have a local ubuntu repo at our insti. Let us suppose that I have an 12.04 machine with the repo settings as follows:
deb http://<server-name>/ubuntu precise main restricted unverse ...
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upgrading 11.04 to 12.10 [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and want to upgrade to latest version 12.10. but I cannot get either software center manager or synaptic to open, I just get error messages. I have downloaded ISO of 11.10 for ...
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Mount: “The disk drive for UUID=<uuid for /> is not ready yet or not present.”
I recently did the update from 12.04 to 12.10 on my old Dell Latitude CPx laptop (Pentium III). When I rebooted I got this error message with no response from keyboard input. Below it is says
Wait to ...
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Windows 7 when starting ubuntu black & blue striped screen after upgrade
I got a message saying that my version of ubuntu was obsolete so I clicked to update. I have Windows 7 and run ubuntu in a Virtual Box vm. When ubuntu tries to startup I get a screen with black ...
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Just updated to 12.10, now it's asking for a partial upgrade
I just updated to 12.10 the other day, and after I successfully updated to 12.10, it's asking me to do a partial upgrade? I'm wary about it, because it shouldn't need a partial distribution upgrade, ...
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Upgraded from 11.4 to 11.10, There was an error, now the system won't initiialize
This morning the system gave me a message that my Version (11.4) was no longer supported, and I took the 'upgrade' option (-> 11.10). While installing the various components I encountered a message to ...
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Upgrades: Should I stay on the Ubuntu Treadmill? [closed]
OK, so I am a deadbeat. I just upgraded Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. (I suspect now to have LTS I cannot have installed any packages from outside the core supported in LTS). I did this only last week, the ...
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Upgrade using terminal commands [duplicate]
i have heard many ways to upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 using terminal (I am currently in 12.04 LTS). What is the best way to upgrade through terminal? Thanks!
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What is the difference between upgrading and renewing?
In this page:
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes
They suddenly start talking about "renewing" an ubuntu installation, but without a single explanation as to what they mean nor how to do ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 upgrade [duplicate]
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I can’t boot into a usable system after updates. What should I do?
I am trying to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10. I followed ubuntu's instructions on the website and I'm ...
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After upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, system is not booting, showing “running in low graphics mode” [closed]
I have been using 10.10 for 2 years. I keep getting upgrade messages for a long time so today, I finally upgraded it to 11.04.
But, when the upgrade was completed, it got restarted and it is shows ...
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Upgrading Ubuntu to 12.04 stuck [duplicate]
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Upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 stalled
While upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04, I'm stalled at the step:
Installing new version of config file /etc/init/udevtrigger.conf
The ...
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Problems with NAT Adapater since upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10
I was running Ubuntu 12.04 w/ VirtualBox installed. I was using the NAT interface to connect to everything. Basically running VBOX for testing some things and a Windows VM for Netflix..
Was back to ...
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Power failure during upgrade
During upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 there was a power failure. computer boots to desktop but without tools and menus to navigate. files that can be open cannot be closed. sidebar menu does not ...
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Upgrade option for 12.10 is not available in software updater in 12.04 LTS version [duplicate]
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No facility exists in Update Manager (12.04) to upgrade to 12.10. Why?
I am not getting the Upgrade option in software updater in 12.04 LTS version. Please suggest.
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12.10 not available in software updates yet? [duplicate]
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No facility exists in Update Manager (12.04) to upgrade to 12.10. Why?
Surprised to note that I haven't yet been given an option to upgrade to 12.10 through Software ...
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Very slow startup after update to 12.04
My hardware:
Dell Latitude D600 laptop
Processor: Intel Pentium (r) 1.8 GHz
Memory 1.2 GiB
Graphics R200 (RV250 4C66) x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2
Disk: 37.7 gb
I did an update from 11.?? using the ...
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I upgraded fron 12.04 to 12.10 and can not find my pictures
I did an upgrade installation (not new) but now I can not find my pictures. And the reason I did the upgrade version was to keep all of my "old files" intact.
How can I find my pictures?
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Problem while upgrading 12.04 LTS to 12.10 [duplicate]
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How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update?
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [198 B] ...
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Will upgrading Windows 7 to 8 affect Ubuntu installation (dual-boot)?
I'm posting this question because I have the intention to update my Windows 7 (damaged installation) to Windows 8 but I don't know if this process may affect my Ubuntu 12.04 install. I have 220 GB ...
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Falied to upgrade to 12.10 with update-manager [duplicate]
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How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
After pressing the "Check" button in the Update Manager window, I get this message:
Failed to download repository information
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How can I upgrade my 10.04. to new version
I recently upgrade my ubuntu from 9.04 to 10.04 and when I open Update Manager, it says:
New Ubuntu release '12.04.1 LTS' is available.
(Shouldn't it be 10.10 or 11.xx)?
When I click 'upgrade', it ...
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No graphic card or input devices recognized after 12.10 upgrade (thus useless) [duplicate]
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How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
My even less non-savvy friend upgraded her system from 12.04 to 12.10 tonight.
After the boot screen, ...
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how to upgrade ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 and gnome 3.4 to 3.6 without breaking existing personalisation
I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for about 5-6 months, and have everything configured as per my liking. I use GNOME classic as the DE instead of Unity, and am comfortable with it. There are couple ...
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How to know the number of pins on my laptop's ram?
I am thinking about upgrading my laptop's ram.How can I get to know the number of pins on my ram without opening my laptop? I ran this command sudo dmidecode --type memory and got following info:
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GUI problem after upgrading to 12.04
After upgrading from 10.02 to 12.04 the GUI displays a wrong screen resolution.
Most of the icons that were on my 10.02 desktop are on the new one but some have disappeared on the left.
There are no ...
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“Unable to get exclusive lock” when upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 [duplicate]
I have tried the suggestions to find other package managers running, but there are none. I have tried rebooting. I consistently get the same error message. Any other suggestions?
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How do I upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 (testing)? [duplicate]
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How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)?
Ubuntu 13.04 has been announced and development has already been started. I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 in ...
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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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Ubuntu Upgrade Tool
When I try to upgrade to 12.10 I get the standard screen offering the upgrade,
then the welcome to Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal screen
then when I accept that two files are loaded called the Ubuntu ...
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I cannot upgrade to 12.10 because of graphic-card, Radeon HD 3450
I wonder what has happened. I have Ubuntu 12.04 and Ati Radeon HD 3450 and that has supported 3D, now suddenly it does not accept my graphic-card.
I really would like to know what to do?
Should I ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu dual-boot bootrec issues
So on my laptop I am currently planning on uninstalling Ubuntu 12.04 so I can upgrade my Windows 7 partition to Windows 8, then install Ubuntu 12.10. My issue being that when I boot the Windows 7 ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu Server 10.04 on a PIII 800/256Mb
I'm using Ubuntu Server on an old PIII 800MHz with 256MB of RAM as a home server in text mode. It's currently running 10.04 perfectly and recently I've been proposed to 'do-release-upgrade' up to ...
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Indicator broken in 12.10 [closed]
After upgrading my battery isn't detected, and the indicator doesn't show. Worked fine in 12.04 I added acpi=force to grub didn't help.
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ctrl + a doesn't work in browsers
The combination for select all (ctrl+a) doesn't work in a browser (either if we speak about firefox or chromium). It doesn't work if I try to clik in to the adress bar nor if I try to use it to select ...
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How do I shutdown 12.10 when ACPI is set to OFF?
I recently installed 12.04 on an HP Spectre XT ultrabook. I installed 12.04 from a USB. When the install was complete, and the computer restarted, I got a blank screen.
After some searching, I found ...
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after upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 unable to load GUI
After the upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 from 12.04, no GUI is displayed. I have to operate my PC in the Command line. How can i solve this problem?
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Trying to upgrade but [closed]
Trying to upgrade but when asks me for password, says wrong password try again.
i have Ubuntu 9.04 and when I try to upgrade to 10.04.03 lts.
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Software Update Presuming to Upgrade My System to Ubuntu 12.10
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, which I'm perfectly happy with. The past week, Software Update has been pushing me (without my intervention) to upgrade to 12.10. Rather than presenting me with the ...
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How to partition hard disk to save data during Ubuntu reinstallation
How to partition 160GB hard disk such as whenever I reinstall or upgrade my data on it should be safe such as it shouldn't get deleted?
For example in Windows XP, I have four partitions like c,d,e,f. ...
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Upgrade to 12.04 LTS failed, unable to boot
I was trying to upgrade to 12.04 LTS, but the upgrade froze in the process (it was stuck for over 8 hours) and I had to do a hard reboot. Now when I boot up, I get the following:
mountall ...
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Upgrading from 10.04 serious issues, can't log in
I was able to make a backup copy of my /home folder, but didn't burn it in that session. Thus, when it rebooted, the problem occurred where the Ubuntu symbol and the dots light up but it never goes ...
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Upgrade to 12.10 option not showing up un Update Manager [duplicate]
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No facility exists in Update Manager (12.04) to upgrade to 12.10. Why?
The option to upgrade to 12.10 isn't popping up in Update Mananger. Something special I have to ...
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Upgrade problem
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:
The package 'unity' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist.
This can be caused by:
* Upgrading to a pre-release ...
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In trying to repair grub, I get an “Uncompression Error System Halted” notice
I had Ubuntu 12 .04 then installed windows. As usual, it wiped out my Ubuntu 12.04 grub. So I tried using a live CD to repair grub. However, the CD never really load and after eternity it gives me an ...
