attempting 6.06 to 6.10 upgrade-system up to date

Try
gksu "update-manager -c"
(without the -d argument)

That worked for me.

Thanks for the reply Eva---same result though

We can use the linux hacker way ^^ ;).

Press Alt+F2, type gksu 'gedit /etc/apt/sources.list' and replace in the file "dapper" by "edgy".

Save it, update your packets list in synaptic (or by typing in a terminal "sudo apt-get update") and upgrade to the last version your packets in Synaptic too (or in a terminal "sudo apt-get upgrade").

Hope that it helps.

Notice that you will have to replace dapper by edgy a few times (not only one) in /etc/apt/sources.list since you have to change all repository by repository. But after, it should work.

You can also follow the instructions at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades

- Frode

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Thank your for the help-- I am not sure why the update command wouldn't work but the apt get update worked with some toiling to make it all install