[PLUG] Upgrading Kubuntu 7.10 from CD?
Denis Heidtmann
denish at dslnorthwest.net
Sun Jun 15 15:18:43 UTC 2008
Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> John Jason Jordan wrote:
>> 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.
>
> John,
> I am sure Hardy is neat, but I would prefer to UPGRADE from my present 7.04.
> This requires going through 7.10 (Gutsy). The only way to go from 7.04 to Hardy
> (number?_) directly is to do a full install. I am not sure that I want to do
> that. Comments?
>
> -Denis
Apparently what I need is a CD which has the script "cdromupgrade" on it. Mine
does not have such, at least I have not been able to find it. Moreover, the url
link on the CD I have leads me to a page which says "...this is a
pre-release...". It is clear that I do not want that.
-Denis
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