Questions tagged [upgrade]
A software upgrade is the process of replacing an older version of one or more programs to a newer version. Use this tag for questions about upgrading individual packages, or the entire operating system to a later release.
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The system is running in low graphics mode. How do I fix this?
I was updating ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04. Somewhere in between the system restarted and the following message came up:
The system is running in low graphics mode. Your screen, graphics card, and ...
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Problem Booting (it says Kernel Offset Disabled - Target filesystem doesn't have requested /sbin/init)
I tried to upgrade my Ubuntu from 15.04 to 16.10, but the power went out in the middle of unpacking the packages. When I tried booting it up, I got
The system is running on low-graphics mode
I ...
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Upgrading to 14.04 LTS when 16.04 LTS is available
I want to upgrade my desktop and I don't want 16.04 yet. I've been all over and I can't find anything that says "Enter this command and your desktop will upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS and NOT 16....
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run 2 ubuntu releases from 1 harddisk
Regarding closed question '831777/ubuntu-16-04-vs-ubuntu-16-10' I would like to ask Duncan how to 'Grub' this setup. I would like to reorganize my system in the way that Duncan suggests but am not ...
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Teamcity Server Upgrade from 9.1.6 to 10.x
I want to upgrade my teamcity server with the manual back-up , I also want to upgrade the DB as well, But not able to succeed. How should i upgrade.
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Problem installing Latex [duplicate]
when I tried to install Latex on my machine the following error will appear and I can't install at all,,, even if I sudo apt-get update also..
samri@samri-Satellite-C55-C:~$ sudo apt-get install ...
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How can I upgrade latexmk / why very old version is contained in Ubuntu repository?
Each time when I build my R markdown (Knit the current) document to have LaTeX and PDF files, I see in RStudio a warning message:
Your latexmk version seems to be too low. You may need to update ...
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Fixing conflicting dependency
Currently Running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell Optiplex with an i5 660
I'm running into issues that look like a dependency conflict but I'm not sure if I'm interpreting the output correctly. Can someone ...
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Cannot upgrade and install apps
I just started PC and I cannot upgrade apps.
tomsk@tomsk-U36SD:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for tomsk:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct ...
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Unity Window Drawing Issue after Upgrade to 16.10
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu (Unity) 16.10 from 16.04. Now, I did screw the pooch during the upgrade by shutting my laptop and causing a mid-upgrade suspend. But I was able to use single-user login ...
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Home dir at upgrade
I am upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 lts to 16.04 lts. Can I copy the /home dir from 12.04 without changes?
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Upgrade from 14.04.5 LTS 64-bit to 16.04.2 and various problems
I decided to upgrade my Ubuntu distribution from 14.04.5 LTS 64-bit to 16.04.5 LTS 64-bit and I did so in the terminal with the following command
sudo do-release-upgrade and I ended up with no GUI, ...
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After upgrade still showing Ubuntu 15.10 instead of 16.04
I upgraded Ubuntu to 16.04 using this command sudo do-release-upgrade -d but after upgrading and installation it is still showing Ubuntu 15.10. Even I saw it downloading the Ubuntu 16.04 and also ...
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Can not update live server (insserv rejected the script header error)
What can be done to fix it?
root@lalala:/usr/share/nginx/html# apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
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(Reading database ... 114395 files and directories currently installed.)
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kmod dependency failure
I am a novice. I built Linux 4.4 Ubuntu kernel on my test box. Total 13 files were generated but I am using 4 only.
linux-headers-4.4.0-59_4.4.0-59.80_all.deb
linux-headers-4.4.0-59-generic_4.4.0-59....
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Errors encountered when trying to upgrade
I am actually trying to do something simple which is to install htop. but I get the following error:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.16.0-76-generic_3.16.0-76.98~14.04.1_amd64.deb
/var/cache/...
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Can't find broken packages on Synaptic [duplicate]
I searched for broken packages on Synaptic Package Manager, but it couldn't find any.
However, I know they exist, because I ran grep Broken /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log and there were hundreds of ...
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Will existing Kubuntu 14.04 work after UEFI motherboard upgrade?
I've been using Kubuntu 14.04 since a few weeks after it dropped, but it's getting time to upgrade my desktop computer; the Core2Quad with 8 GB RAM isn't really up to some software I want to run well, ...
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Malformed entry 63 in list file after upgrading to Gnome 16.04.01 [duplicate]
I ran into some problems with 14.04 version of Ubuntu Gnome. I couldn't run updates for weeks and whenever I tried I was greeted with the response "Check your internet connection". I found a lot of ...
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unknown problem upgrading Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04
I started the upgrading process but it stops here
I don't know what can I do. Thanks for help
PD: Sorry for the bad picture
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Nautilus and gedit crash after upgrading to Ubuntu 16.10
Recently I upgraded my computer (ASUS laptop, AMD86) from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to the latest Ubuntu 16.10. I encountered the following issue: when I tried to launch "Files" (Nautilus) from the launch bar, ...
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Ubuntu upgrade: not enough disk space in /var/
I'm currently running Ubuntu 15.10 but trying to upgrade to 16.04.
When I run sudo do-release-upgrade, the process aborts with the message:
Not enough free disk space
The upgrade has aborted. The ...
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Will upgrade to 16.04.1 LTS re-enable Network Manager from 14.04?
I have a 14.04 distribution that I'm preparing to upgrade to 16.04.1. I have a network configuration that led me to put a stake through the heart of Network Manager (disable it as I loathe it), and I ...
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How do I update kernel to the latest mainline version? [duplicate]
Currently I'm running opensuse 13.2 and I want to update it to a (ubuntu)linux with the newest kernel the 4.9.xy release as mentioned at http://www.kernel.org.
Is the latest kernel 4.9.xy version ...
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16.04, wifi stopped working after dist-upgrade
I updated today using sudo apt-get dist-upgrade to the newest kernel and now ubuntu won't load the driver for my atheros AR93xx wireless adapter. running lshw -C network shows that the device is ...
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Is it safe to upgrade appstream if APT has kept it back?
I ran apt upgrade the other day, and got this:
The following packages have been kept back:
appstream
According to a related question somewhere on this site, appstream is safe to even remove.
How ...
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Error: Could not resolve 'd1.google.com'
I have been trying to upgrade ubuntu 16.04. But sudo apt-get update gives the error
Could not resolve 'd1.google.com'
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could not resolve in.archive.ubuntu.com.
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dpkg: error processing package php7.0 (--configure)
I was doing sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and I pressed ctrl + c by mistake, after that a ran into this problem, I "solved" it doing the zurdo solution (first anwser, sorted by votes), but now can't solve:...
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/boot/ Full, not enough space to remove old kernels? [duplicate]
EDIT: following the instructions on this thread, I attempted to remove my old/unused kernels but could not. It looks like there's not enough space for the operation, what do I do?
Output of ls /boot/:...
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WARNING:root:could not open file '/etc/apt
vegan@vegan:~$ yo -v
WARNING:root:could not open file '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/midori-ubuntu-ppa-xenial.list'
WARNING:root:could not open file '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/git.list'
WARNING:root:could not ...
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cannot upgrade or install or remove successfully [closed]
sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
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Upgrade scenarios for Ubuntu 14.04 system running old VirtualBox: Is there a preferred path?
I am planning some overdue upgrades for an Ubuntu 14.04 box I built two years ago, hosting some VM's under VirtualBox version 4.3.22. As I'm planning to upgrade both the OS (to 16.04.1) and VBox (to ...
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do-release-upgrade cannot authenticate
How do I fix this error?
st@ThinkPad-T450s:~/Downloads$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [836 B] ...
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Could not download the upgrades Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04,how to resolve
I am getting this problem while updating Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04,how to resolve.
Could not download the upgrades
The upgrade has aborted. Please check your Internet connection or installation media ...
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Automatically update the repositories , when install an application
As you know when we are use apt-get update , it updates packages list .
So when we want to install an application or upgrade the older ones, it's better to run apt-get update command to install the ...
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Configuring MySQL 5.7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Background
/etc/mysql/my.cnf is a symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/my.cnf
/etc/alternatives/my.cnf is mostly comments, but has this at the bottom:
!includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
!includedir /etc/...
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apt-add-repository problem via proxy since xubuntu 16.10 (work in xubuntu 16.04)
I have a virtual machine with xubuntu 16.04. Since the upgrade to 16.10, I can't add ppa (via apt-add-repository command)
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:x2go/stable
[sudo] password for me:
Quick howto ...
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Problems when installing 'Ubuntu After Install' [duplicate]
I have problems after installing Ubuntu 16.10, upgraded and reinstalled it after having lots of bugs and who knows what on my laptop. I'm just guessing when I'm trying to work things out, so probably ...
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Can outdated systems (e.g. Dell OptiPlex Series) upgrade to newer versions of Ubuntu?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS Precise Pangolin. The update manager creates a window telling me to update to Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS Trusty Tahr. I'm in a dilemma: updating to Trusty Tahr or not.
My ...
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Skip a particular package for update and proceed for all others [duplicate]
I am trying to update a production server after some months maybe. While updating the apt cache I get the following message.
sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
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Pip install with weird behavior (not failing but also not working)
I have pip 8.1.1 been trying to upgrade with pip install --upgrade pip. The command doesn't fail but it also doesn't do anything. The output is
Collecting pip
Downloading pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any....
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Application menu missing on menu bar / windows title bar after upgrade to 16.04
I upgraded from 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS and somehow the application menu in any window, was not showing anymore.
I tried changing the settings in the appearance config but with no luck (location menu ...
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Mouse and Keyboard stopped working after upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04
Mouse and Keyboard stopped working after upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04. So I guess it's because the USBs ceased to work. Though I can reach the login screen, I can't really log in as I have no way to ...
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How to make linux-generic point to 4.9 and not linux-headers-4.4.0-62 after kernel upgrade from 4.4 to 4.9? [closed]
Using Ubuntu 16.04 ... I just upgraded my kernel from 4.4 to 4.9 which runs fine yet when I issue
apt-get upgrade
it suggests I install
The following packages have been kept back:
linux-generic ...
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Errors while upgrading from 16.04 to 16.10
I did sudo apt dist-upgrade to upgrade my Ubuntu distro but faced this error
Cannot start click due to a conflict with a different locally-installed Python 'click' package. Remove it using Python ...
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problem - upgrade 15.10 to 16.04 , 404 not found
It is my first question on this website. I am newbie, I am using dual boot on my dell laptop with windows 10 and ubuntu 15.10. I want my Ubuntu 15.10 upgraded to 16.04. Currently, I can do sudo apt-...
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Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" for just a specific package?
I normally edit my /etc/sudoers file to include my username with some options.
When using apt-get to upgrade, I get the prompt to choose the newer version (dist-version) or my edited version, if the ...
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Upgrade failed and stuck due to corrupted libc install
I tried upgrading a server from Ubuntu 14 to 16 using the standard do-release-upgrade script. It all seemed to go well, until mid-way through, it showed me an error from libc, saying my 3.2 kernel ...
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target file system doesnt have requested sbin init
I tried to upgrade ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, I did the do-release-upgrade command after rebooting it froze on a black screen I force shut it, then restart but now I get this error:
I tried the answer ...
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Software Updater in 14.04.5 LTS - How Does This Relate to The APT?
The computer Details window (Device name/Memory/Processor/Graphics/OS type/Disk) at bottom right says "System Up-To-Date".
Yet, after "Checking for updates.../Downloading from archive.ubuntu.com" ...
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