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problem in upgrading ubuntu 9.1 to ubuntu 10.04

Asked by Baburaj Cherthala

I have installed ubuntu 9.1 and I want to upgrade it to 10.04

To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '10.04' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

I click upgrade
while downloading the following error occured

Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/Release Unable to find expected entry main'/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I dont know? How to solve this problem

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Best zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#1

You should update your system before upgrade.Try

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

If that goes O.K. then upgrade to Lucid.It is your decision,but I will wait for one more week and then upgrade to final Lucid version.
You can also post output of

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

Hi :)

DON'T UPGRADE to 10.04!!

Right now it is still beta release for testing purposes only!

Before doing any release upgrade in linux it is better to download and try the LiveCd
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
Then try it on a small test partition as part of a dual/multi-boot. This means that if you find any issues or problems with the new release then you can still boot back into the previous install that you have been using with no troubles (or few troubles) for some time. It might be that the new one needs a bit of work before you are completely happy with it. This is one of the huge advantages with linux, having these sorts of options can help you ensure your system continues to be trouble-free through some very radical changes.

A fresh install is almost always better than an upgrade but to be really effective this would need you to have or set up a separate /home partition. It's possibly only slightly beyond your current skill set right now (it was for me) but i learned how to do it fairly easily (using a slight cheating method during a new install of an upgrade). So, the option is there & it's good timing to do this if you want.

Just to completely contradict everything else in this post there are a LOT of us that have been using 10.04 for quite a long time & it seems really stable and no real problems. Mostly it's just the different look & feel since it appears to have a more stylish Mac look than previous releases. Also if you do have problems (which seems unlikely) then we can always try to help you revert to 9.10 or something

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Baburaj Cherthala (rbaburaj2008) said : 		#3

Thanks

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:01 PM, zvacet <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #108293 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/108293
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> zvacet proposed the following answer:
> You should update your system before upgrade.Try
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> If that goes O.K. then upgrade to Lucid.It is your decision,but I will wait
> for one more week and then upgrade to final Lucid version.
> You can also post output of
>
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> --
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Baburaj Cherthala (rbaburaj2008) said : 		#4

Thanks

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Tom
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Your question #108293 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/108293
>
> Tom proposed the following answer:
> Hi :)
>
> DON'T UPGRADE to 10.04!!
>
> Right now it is still beta release for testing purposes only!
>
> Before doing any release upgrade in linux it is better to download and try
> the LiveCd
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
> Then try it on a small test partition as part of a dual/multi-boot. This
> means that if you find any issues or problems with the new release then you
> can still boot back into the previous install that you have been using with
> no troubles (or few troubles) for some time. It might be that the new one
> needs a bit of work before you are completely happy with it. This is one of
> the huge advantages with linux, having these sorts of options can help you
> ensure your system continues to be trouble-free through some very radical
> changes.
>
> A fresh install is almost always better than an upgrade but to be really
> effective this would need you to have or set up a separate /home
> partition. It's possibly only slightly beyond your current skill set
> right now (it was for me) but i learned how to do it fairly easily
> (using a slight cheating method during a new install of an upgrade). So,
> the option is there & it's good timing to do this if you want.
>
> Just to completely contradict everything else in this post there are a
> LOT of us that have been using 10.04 for quite a long time & it seems
> really stable and no real problems. Mostly it's just the different look
> & feel since it appears to have a more stylish Mac look than previous
> releases. Also if you do have problems (which seems unlikely) then we
> can always try to help you revert to 9.10 or something
>
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/108293/+confirm?answer_id=1
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/108293
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

--
REGARDS

BABURAJ

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#5

Hi :)

You are welcome :) Is the 9.10 a fresh new install? If so there are a few simple tweaks to get a lot more out of your system. All pretty easy stuff too so just let us know

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Baburaj Cherthala (rbaburaj2008) said : 		#6

Thank you

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Tom
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Your question #108293 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/108293
>
> Tom posted a new comment:
> Hi :)
>
> You are welcome :) Is the 9.10 a fresh new install? If so there are a
> few simple tweaks to get a lot more out of your system. All pretty easy
> stuff too so just let us know
>
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

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REGARDS

BABURAJ

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#7

Hi :)

please work through the Medibuntu worksheet to try to get all the multimedia issues sorted out in 1 fairly easy session
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Baburaj Cherthala (rbaburaj2008) said : 		#8

Thanks zvacet, that solved my question.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#9

HI :)

It is good to hear you have fixed this at last! How is it going? Have you run through the Medibuntu stuff on your new install yet? If the buttons at the top of windows are annoying being on the Mac (left) side rather then the Windows (right) side then please post a new question about that as it is easy to change
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)