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running ubuntu 7.1 from 5.1

Asked by sunnynip

i downloaded the latest version of ubuntu because i am using version 5.1 how do i get it to run from my 5.1 platform and take over

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello Sunnynip..

You cant directly upgrade from 5.1 to 7.1 It has to be 5.1 -> 6.06 -> 6.1 -> 7.04 -> 7.1

and you have to run the following command in a terminal to upgrade

gksu "update-manager -d"

alternatively you can reinstall ubuntu completely

A bit more info about your system specs could help taking further steps..

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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sunnynip (sunnynip) said : 		#2

i ran the update manage and its telling me im giving it the wrong password but i know ive only chosen one password and its always the same
can i just use the terminal to install the newest ubuntu i downloaded without burning it to a boot disk

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#3

Sadly it isnt possible that way.. Output of

sudo fdisk -l

and

Info on your system specs please...

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sunnynip (sunnynip) said : 		#4

Disk /dev/hda: 10.0 GB, 10005037056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1216 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 1170 9397993+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 1171 1216 369495 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 1171 1216 369463+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

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sunnynip (sunnynip) said : 		#5

rodney@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/hda

The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1216.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
   (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)

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Best Albert Damen (albrt) said : 		#6

I would recommend you upgrade to 6.06 now. Then wait until end of April and then upgrade to 8.04 (Hardy).
The upgrade from 6.06 to 8.04 will be supported as a Long Term Support upgrade. That way you save a few upgrades and downloads.
To do an upgrade you don't need to download a CD image. You can just upgrade with the "gksu update-manager -d" command.

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sunnynip (sunnynip) said : 		#7

Thanks Albert Damen, that solved my question.