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Unable to update from dapper to edgy

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I am unable to upgrade from dapper (6.06 LTS) to edgy (6.10). Whenever I run the package manager app or apt-get, it tells me that there are no updates available. However, when I run lsb_release -a, it tells me that the version is still 6.06. I've tries changing /etc/apt/sources from dapper to edgy with no effect. Thanks for any help on this.

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#1

I have time to answer one question today, and yours is it. :-)

To upgrade from Dapper to Edgy, please follow the guide on:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades

Please though, make sure to follow the recommended method, and avoid the 'not recommended' method.

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Williamts99

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#2

Oh, yea, the recommended way, just to clarify is by using the Update Manager, not apt-get.

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moose (moose-quadruped) said : 		#3

Thanks. Unfortunately, I tried this before I submitted the help request. This technique only opens the package manager - and that determines that no updates are available.

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Kees Cook (kees) said : 		#4

From the command line, when you run the command:

  gksu "update-manager -c"

What options are you shown? This should work to allow a Dapper -> Edgy upgrade.

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moose (moose-quadruped) said : 		#5

When I run gksu "update-manager -c, the update manage runs automatically, checking for updates. It reports that my system is up to date. I can rerun the check request and get the same result as many times as I like.

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#6

Ok, please go back into your sources.list file and edit it back to edgy, then try again.

Best Regards,
Williamts99

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#7

Sorry about that, I meant to say Dapper

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moose (moose-quadruped) said : 		#8

This largely worked. The update complained that it could not update firestarter. A manual update afterwards also failed. Do you know if this is supposed to work with edgy? If so, what should I do to get it upgraded?

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#9

How did you install firestarter?

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Best moose (moose-quadruped) said : 		#10

I used the synaptic installer. I've found now that if I remove the package completely then reinstall, it installs correctly. Thanks for your help.