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Update from 7.10 to 8.04 didn't complete successfully

Asked by Hartmut Braune

Hi there, I ran the automatic update from 7.10 to 8.04 as suggested from the system. When I now try to logon to the system, the only thing I can do is logon with user and password, then the password prompt disappears and nothing else happens. When I switch to a console (Ctrl + Alt + F1) the system claims to be an 8.04 system.
So it seems as if the update didn't finish completely and successfully. Is there a way to finalize it from the console level? Unfortunately I'm a real ubuntu newcomer with only little experience... :-o

Thanks in advance, regards
Hartmut

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Best Markus Thielmann (thielmann) said : 		#1

Thanks for your question.

Just log in to a console and run:

1) sudo apt-get update
2) sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and finally reboot with:

3) sudo shutdown -r now

All commands might ask for your password. Please notice that you won't get any visual feedback while typing your password.

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Hartmut Braune (hartmutbraune) said : 		#2

Thanks Markus Thielmann, that solved my question.