[Tfug] Ubuntu 7.04 upgrade failure

[Tom Rini]

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 04:17:20PM -0700, John Karns wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Tom Rini <trini at kernel.crashing.org> wrote:
> > Ah, I see what you're up to now, OK.  So it goes something like this:
> 
> > - Edit /etc/apt/sources.list, change all 'feisty' to 'gutsy' (codenames
> >  for 7.04 and 7.10, respectively)
> > - apt-get update
> > - apt-get dist-upgrade (apt-get -d dist-upgrade if you just want to
> >  download everything and then kick the upgrade when you can babysit).
> >
> > And deal with any fall-out.  Depending on what packages you have
> > installed, you might or might not have to do some manual "apt-get remove
> > package-A, apt-get -f install, apt-get dist-upgrade" repeat until done
> > then "apt-get install package-A".  Repeat with hardy / intrepid if
> > desired.
> 
> Thanks a lot for your input, Tim!  What I ended up doing was
> commenting out all entries in sources.list, and pointing to
> 
> http://old-releases.ubuntu.com
> 
> instead of us.archive.ubuntu.com, as it was since the original
> installation.  Since there are no 7.04 pkg files to be found there any
> longer, the update process was terminating with an error.
> Pkg files are DL'ing as I write.

Well wait, what are you trying to do?  Upgrade to 7.10 or just have an
up to date 7.04?

-- 
Tom Rini