[PLUG] Upgrading Kubuntu 7.10 from CD?

[John Jason Jordan]

On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:51:47 -0700
Denis Heidtmann <denish at dslnorthwest.net> dijo:

> Bruce KIlpatrick wrote:
> > Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> >> I have a CD with Kubuntu 7.10, but I find I do not know how to use it.  I can 
> >> use Adept to upgrade--it goes through its paces, then says it will take X hours 
> >> to download the stuff--last chance to cancel.  Well, I have the stuff on the CD 
> >> right here.  How do I use it to upgrade (NOT a full install)?
> >>
> >> Clue stick whacking sought.
> >>
> >> -Denis
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> >>   
> > If it is a Live CD then boot from the CD and install from there.  If it 
> > is an install only, I think it boots and starts the process.  If you 
> > truly want to update to 7.10, start Adept, under the Adept menu click 
> > manage repositories, under the Third-Party Software tab you can x the 
> > cdrom box and uncheck the http: boxes and all should be good.
> > 
> > There is a newer version available.  If you can make the clinic 
> > tomorrow, they can help you.
> > 
> > Bruce
> 
> Bruce,
> 
> Thanks for your reply.  I can make it to the clinic, but this is a desktop 
> (grunt), so I am trying to do this here. I do want to do a version upgrade to 
> 7.10 from 7.04.
> 
> I got so far as
> 
> "start Adept, under the Adept menu click manage repositories, under the 
> third-Party Software tab..."
> 
> No tabs in my system--only a list of sources.  I understand that ubuntu is 
> easier than Kubuntu, so maybe you have ubuntu.
> 
> Any other ideas?  My Googling led me some comments saying that one needs the 
> "alternate CD", not the "standard CD".  No mention of how to tell what I have.
> 
> This is what ls -l gives me from the root of the CD:
> 
> total 1169
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root     43 2006-05-28 05:43 autorun.inf
> dr-xr-xr-x 10 root root   6144 2006-10-20 11:45 bin
> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 casper
> dr-xr-xr-x  5 root root   2048 2006-10-20 11:45 disctree
> dr-xr-xr-x  3 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 dists
> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 install
> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root  14336 2007-10-16 15:28 isolinux
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root 193110 2006-05-28 05:44 kubuntu.ico
> -r--r--r--  1 root root  25745 2007-10-16 15:28 md5sum.txt
> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 pics
> dr-xr-xr-x  4 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 pool
> dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root   2048 2007-10-16 15:28 preseed
> dr-xr-xr-x  5 root root   2048 2007-02-19 10:00 programs
> -r--r--r--  1 root root    223 2007-10-16 15:28 README.diskdefines
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root 255358 2007-03-25 07:28 start.bmp
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root  38912 2003-11-17 07:09 start.exe
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root root     95 2005-06-28 23:23 start.ini
> lr-xr-xr-x  1 root root      1 2007-10-16 15:28 ubuntu -> .
> -r--r--r--  1 root root 644264 2007-10-11 17:26 wubi-cdboot.exe
> 
> No magic word "upgrade" in sight.

I will be at the Clinic with a full complement of all the Hardy CDs -
that is, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu, all in 32- and 64-bit
and including the alternate  and server versions of all of the above. 

I downloaded them all shortly after Hardy went final and saved them on
the big-ass drive in my desktop.