How do i install Ubuntu 7.04 from 6.10 & get newer version of Gnome-Power-Manager?

Hello,

You need to upgrade to Feisty 7.04 to get the 2.18.x version.

I tried to upgrade to 6.10 and then to Feisty 7.04
I typed the following in Term. sudo update-manager -c
so i started to upgrade to Ubuntu 6.10 and then use the command again to upgrade to 7.04. I waited for about an hour while upgrading to 6.10. I thought i was through upgrading to 6.10 because i was asked to reboot.
When i started to upgrade to 7.04 i kept getting error message that said i had run out of disk space in " /boot " as it said i needed 4653K of space there and the upgrade was aborted until i got more space. I emptied the trash and ran " sudo apt-get clean " to make more space and my HD had over 16GB but the error came up again. I tried asking a question in Launchpad about what " /boot " was or how to empty space in it but my question failed to get posted.
Then i don't know what happened exactly but a dialog box came up and asked me if i wanted to upgrade. I said, Yes. and then it started to upgrade to ver 6.10 again! that was supposed to take 27 min.
[more info to follow]

when i tried using sudo update-manager -c again i got the following : warning: could not initiate dbus
could not send the dbus Inhibit signal: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
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another error message i got was: OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms_conf
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
  Major opcode: 145
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
  Major opcode: 145
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
Launched ok, pid = 7208
OggS-SEEK: at 0 want 78328 got 68160 (diff-requested 78328)
OggS-SEEK: at 78400 want 520 got 0 (diff-requested -77880)
extracting '/tmp/tmp-sGYpD/feisty.tar.gz'
authenticate '/tmp/tmp-sGYpD/feisty.tar.gz' against '/tmp/tmp-sGYpD/feisty.tar.gz.gpg'
oem@freekbox:~$

Now when i try to upgrade and run the upgrade manager it doesn't have the opportunity to click on upgrade to 7.04 anymore. Also when i try to open my mail program Evolution it says: "failed to execute child process 'evolution'[no such file or directory] So what happened to my mail program?

now i see a new mail program in 6.10, Thunderbird. Does this mean that i lost all of my mail and contacts etc. in Evolution in Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake? Is there any way i can retrieve all my data that was in Evolution?
Also, How can i continue to upgrade to 7.04? Thanks.

When i tried to see what ver of update-manager was installed, and i got:
oem@freekbox:~$ dpkg -l update-manager
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
pn update-manager <none> (no description available)
oe
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In Ubuntu help under "Edgy Updates Enable" It says that if i want to upgrade from 6.10 Edgy to 7.04 Feisty i have to use update manager and update it. I found out that update-manager is not installed. I went through Synaptic and searched for and found update-manager to install. I marked it for install but error message came and said : The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  update-manager: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
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when i type the following: "sudo apt-get install update-manager" i get:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  update-manager: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Broken packages

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/boot is a (usually small) area on your drive where the kernels are stored. If it's filling up, you probably have a number of old ones there that you don't need. Run "df /boot" to see how much space is available. Through synaptic (if possible), try to remove the oldest kernel you have installed. Don't remove the one you're running now - type "uname -r" to see what you're running now.

Did the upgrade fail to complete? If so, there may be plenty of packages that are not fully installed. "sudo aptitude -f install" should offer to try to fix it all up for you, but read through its suggestion very carefully to be sure it sounds reasonable (although I know myself it can be hard to tell if you're not very familiar with it).

To be honest, your best option might be to back up all your personal data and reinstall from a 7.04 CD. Maybe not what you might prefer to do, but sometimes it really is the fastest and cleanest solution.

 1.) oem@freekbox:~$ df /boot
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/sda1 101086 86581 9286 91% /boot

2) oem@freekbox:~$ uname -r
2.6.20-16-386

3) oem@freekbox:~$ sudo aptitude -f install
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  aria audacity avahi-autoipd beep-media-player-dev camstream compiz-core compiz-plugins desktop-effects dvgrab
  ecj-bootstrap-gcj freegeek-extras fuse-source fusecram fuseiso gappletviewer-4.1 gcc-4.1 gnome-mag gnupod-tools
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.8-artsd gstreamer0.8-dvd gstreamer0.8-gsm
  gstreamer0.8-mad gstreamer0.8-musepack java-package libavahi-cil libavcodec0d libavformat0d libdvdplay0 libgdiplus
  libgmime2.2-cil libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer0.10-dev libmac-ipod-gnupod-perl libmjpegtools-dev
  libmjpegtools0c2a libmono-corlib1.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-system2.0-cil libmono1.0-cil libmono2.0-cil
  libmpeg2-4-dev libnss-mdns libreadline-ruby1.8 libruby libswfdec0.3 libtui-ruby libwxgtk2.4-1 libxine1 libxine1-ffmpeg
  libxine1c2 libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl libxml2-dev mencoder mjpegtools mono-gac mono-runtime mp3splt mpg321 mplayer
  quicktime-utils quicktime-x11utils sox streamripper sun-java5-bin sun-java6-bin sysinfo vlc-nox vlc-plugin-arts
  xawtv-plugin-qt xmms-xmmplayer xutils-dev
The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED:
  mozilla-firefox-locale-en-gb openoffice.org-l10n-common openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb openoffice.org-l10n-en-za
  openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-us thunderbird-locale-en-gb wamerican wbritish
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  totem-gstreamer
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  antlr avahi-daemon binfmt-support binutils cpp cpp-4.0 debconf-utils debhelper dhcdbd dpkg-dev ecj-bootstrap enscript
  fakeroot gcc gcc-4.0 gcj-4.1 gjdoc grub gsfonts-x11 hfsplus hfsutils html2text javacc kdebase-data kdelibs-data kino
  libarts1c2a libartsc0 libatk1.0-dev libavahi-core4 libavahi-qt3-1 libc6-dev libcairo2-dev libdaemon0 libdbus-1-cil
  libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libdc1394-13 libdebconfclient0 libdebian-installer4 libdv4-dev libdvdnav4 libdvdread3 libexpat1-dev
  libflac++5c2 libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype6-dev libfuse2 libgcj7-awt libgcj7-dev libgconf2.0-cil libglade2.0-cil
  libglademm-2.4-1c2a libglib1.2 libglib1.2-dev libglib2.0-cil libglib2.0-dev libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgsm1 libgtk1.2
  libgtk1.2-common libgtk2.0-cil libgtk2.0-dev libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libhfsp0 libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl
  libhtml-tree-perl libice-dev libid3tag0 libimlib2 liblog4j1.2-java libltdl3 libmad0 libmodplug0c2 libmono0 libmpcdec3
  libnl1-pre6 libnm-util0 libntfs8 liboggflac3 libopenexr2c2a libpango1.0-dev libpcre3 libpng12-dev libpopt-dev
  libqt3-mt libquicktime-dev libquicktime0 libraw1394-dev libruby1.8 libsamplerate0 libslang2-dev libsm-dev libtagc0
  libungif4g liburi-perl libwww-perl libx11-dev libxau-dev libxcomposite1 libxcursor-dev libxdmcp-dev libxext-dev
  libxfixes-dev libxft-dev libxi-dev libxine-dev libxine-main1 libxinerama-dev libxml-libxml-common-perl
  libxml-libxml-perl libxml-namespacesupport-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml-sax-perl libxml-simple-perl libxmu-dev
  libxmu-headers libxmuu-dev libxpm-dev libxrandr-dev libxrender-dev libxt-dev libxtrap-dev libxtst-dev libxv-dev
  libxvmc-dev libxvmc1 localechooser-data make menu-xdg mono-classlib-1.0 mono-common mono-jit network-manager
  network-manager-gnome ntfsprogs odbcinst1debian1 ruby ruby1.8 unixodbc unrar-free user-setup vorbis-tools x-dev
  x11proto-core-dev x11proto-fixes-dev x11proto-input-dev x11proto-kb-dev x11proto-randr-dev x11proto-record-dev
  x11proto-render-dev x11proto-trap-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xext-dev x11proto-xinerama-dev xlibs-dev xmms
  zlib1g-dev
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 166 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1133kB of archives. After unpacking 262MB will be freed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  gappletviewer-4.1: Depends: libgcj7-awt (= 4.1.2-0ubuntu5) but it is not installable
  libmono2.0-cil: Depends: libmono0 (>= 1.2.2) but it is not installable
  dvgrab: Depends: libquicktime0 but it is not installable
  libmpeg2-4-dev: Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installable or
                           libc-dev which is a virtual package.
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly: Depends: libdvdread3 (>= 0.9.6) but it is not installable
                              Depends: libid3tag0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
                              Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  sun-java5-bin: Depends: unixodbc but it is not installable
  libwxgtk2.4-1: Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
                 Depends: libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4) but it is not installable
  libswfdec0.3: Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  ecj-bootstrap-gcj: Depends: ecj-bootstrap (>= 3.2.2-0ubuntu1) but it is not installable
  quicktime-x11utils: Depends: libquicktime0 but it is not installable
  libxml-perl: Depends: libxml-parser-perl but it is not installable
  desktop-effects: Depends: libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1) but it is not installable
  fusecram: Depends: libfuse2 but it is not installable
  libxine1c2: Depends: libxine-main1 but it is not installable
  gnome-mag: Depends: libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1) but it is not installable
  audacity: Depends: libid3tag0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
            Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
            Depends: libsamplerate0 but it is not installable
  libmono-corlib1.0-cil: Depends: mono-jit (>= 1.2.3.1) but it is not installable
                         Depends: mono-jit (< 1.2.3.2) but it is not installable
  streamripper: Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  mp3splt: Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  mplayer: Depends: libartsc0 (>= 1.5.0-1) but it is not installable
           Depends: libdvdread3 (>= 0.9.6) but it is not installable
           Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
           Depends: libmpcdec3 but it is not installable
           Depends: libungif4g (>= 4.1.4) but it is not installable
           Depends: libxvmc1 but it is not installable
  libxml-twig-perl: Depends: libxml-parser-perl but it is not installable
  gstreamer0.8-dvd: Depends: libdvdnav4 (>= 0.1.10) but it is not installable
                    Depends: libdvdread3 (>= 0.9.6) but it is not installable
  vlc-plugin-arts: Depends: libartsc0 (>= 1.5.0-1) but it is not installable
  gstreamer0.8-artsd: Depends: libartsc0 (>= 1.5.0-1) but it is not installable
  mencoder: Depends: libdvdread3 (>= 0.9.6) but it is not installable
            Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
            Depends: libmpcdec3 but it is not installable
            Depends: libungif4g (>= 4.1.4) but it is not installable
  libruby: Depends: libruby1.8 but it is not installable
  gstreamer0.8-gsm: Depends: libgsm1 (>= 1.0.10) but it is not installable
  libavformat0d: Depends: libdc1394-13 but it is not installable
  gcc-4.1: Depends: binutils (>= 2.17.50) but it is not installable
  gstreamer0.8-mad: Depends: libid3tag0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
                    Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  sun-java6-bin: Depends: unixodbc but it is not installable
  libnss-mdns: Depends: avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.16-1) but it is not installable
  aria: Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
        Depends: libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4) but it is not installable
  compiz-plugins: Depends: libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1) but it is not installable
  gnupod-tools: Depends: libxml-parser-perl but it is not installable
                Depends: libxml-simple-perl but it is not installable
  libxine1-ffmpeg: Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  vlc-nox: Depends: libdc1394-13 but it is not installable
           Depends: libdvdnav4 (>= 0.1.10) but it is not installable
           Depends: libdvdread3 (>= 0.9.6) but it is not installable
           Depends: libgsm1 (>= 1.0.10) but it is not installable
           Depends: libid3tag0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
           Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
           Depends: libmodplug0c2 (>= 1:0.7-4.1) but it is not installable
           Depends: libmpcdec3 but it is not installable
  libtui-ruby: Depends: libruby1.8 but it is not installable
               Depends: ruby1.8 but it is not installable
  mono-gac: Depends: mono-jit (>= 1.0) but it is not installable
  libdvdplay0: Depends: libdvdread3 (>= 0.9.6) but it is not installable
  libmjpegtools-dev: Depends: libquicktime-dev but it is not installable
  avahi-autoipd: Depends: libdaemon0 but it is not installable
  libmono1.0-cil: Depends: libmono0 (>= 1.2.2) but it is not installable
  libmjpegtools0c2a: Depends: libquicktime0 but it is not installable
  java-package: Depends: debhelper but it is not installable
                Depends: fakeroot but it is not installable
  fuse-source: Depends: make but it is not installable
               Depends: debhelper but it is not installable
  libxml2-dev: Depends: zlib1g-dev but it is not installable or
                        libz-dev which is a virtual package.
  libmac-ipod-gnupod-perl: Depends: libxml-parser-perl but it is not installable
  xawtv-plugin-qt: Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
                   Depends: libquicktime0 but it is not installable
  libmono-corlib2.0-cil: Depends: mono-jit (>= 1.2.3.1) but it is not installable
                         Depends: mono-jit (< 1.2.3.2) but it is not installable
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad: Depends: libgsm1 (>= 1.0.10) but it is not installable
                             Depends: libmpcdec3 but it is not installable
  sox: Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  fuseiso: Depends: libfuse2 but it is not installable
  libavahi-cil: Depends: mono-classlib-1.0 (>= 1.0) but it is not installable
  camstream: Depends: libqt3-mt (>= 3:3.3.4) but it is not installable
  mono-runtime: Depends: mono-jit (= 1.2.3.1-1ubuntu1) but it is not installable
  libavcodec0d: Depends: libgsm1 (>= 1.0.10) but it is not installable
  xmms-xmmplayer: Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
                  Depends: libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4) but it is not installable
  mjpegtools: Depends: libquicktime0 but it is not installable
  mpg321: Depends: libid3tag0 (>= 0.15.0b) but it is not installable
          Depends: libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b) but it is not installable
  libgmime2.2-cil: Depends: libglib2.0-cil (>= 2.9.0) but it is not installable
  libgstreamer0.10-dev: Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installable or
                                 libc-dev which is a virtual package.
                        Depends: libpopt-dev but it is not installable
                        Depends: libglib2.0-dev but it is not installable
  sysinfo: Depends: libgconf2.0-cil (>= 2.15.0) but it is not installable
           Depends: libglade2.0-cil (>= 2.9.0) but it is not installable
           Depends: libglib2.0-cil (>= 2.9.0) but it is not installable
           Depends: libgtk2.0-cil (>= 2.9.0) but it is not installable
  quicktime-utils: Depends: libquicktime0 but it is not installable
  beep-media-player-dev: Depends: libgtk2.0-dev but it is not installable
  compiz-core: Depends: libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1) but it is not installable
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0: Breaks: totem-gstreamer (<= 2.17.92-0ubuntu1) but 2.16.2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed.
  libreadline-ruby1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.5) but it is not installable
  libmono-system2.0-cil: Depends: libmono0 (>= 1.2.2) but it is not installable
  libgdiplus: Depends: libungif4g (>= 4.1.4) but it is not installable
  freegeek-extras: Depends: make but it is not installable
                   Depends: gcc but it is not installable
                   Depends: libc6-dev but it is not installable
  gstreamer0.8-musepack: Depends: libmpcdec3 but it is not installable
  libxine1: Depends: libmodplug0c2 (>= 1:0.7-4.1) but it is not installable
            Depends: libxvmc1 but it is not installable
  xutils-dev: Depends: cpp but it is not installable
Resolving dependencies...
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Remove the following packages:
beep-media-player-dev
sysinfo

Install the following packages:
libxml-sax-expat-perl [0.37-3 (edgy)]

Keep the following packages at their current version:
avahi-daemon [0.6.17-0ubuntu3 (now)]
binfmt-support [1.2.8 (edgy, now)]
binutils [2.17.20070103cvs-0ubuntu2 (now)]
cpp [4:4.1.2-1ubuntu1 (now)]
debconf-utils [1.5.13ubuntu1 (now)]
debhelper [5.0.42ubuntu1 (now)]
dpkg-dev [1.13.24ubuntu6 (now)]
ecj-bootstrap [3.2.2-0ubuntu1 (now)]
fakeroot [1.5.10ubuntu2 (now)]
gcc [4:4.1.2-1ubuntu1 (now)]
grub [0.97-20ubuntu6 (now)]
gsfonts-x11 [0.20build1 (edgy, now)]
html2text [1.3.2a-3 (edgy, now)]
libartsc0 [1.5.6-0ubuntu1 (now)]
libc6-dev [2.5-0ubuntu14 (now)]
libdaemon0 [0.10-1 (edgy, now)]
libdc1394-13 [1.1.0-3ubuntu2 (now)]
libdv4-dev [1.0.0-1build1 (now)]
libdvdnav4 [0.1.10-0.1 (now)]
libdvdread3 [0.9.7-2ubuntu1 (now)]
libfuse2 [2.6.3-1ubuntu2 (now)]
libgcj7-awt [4.1.2-0ubuntu5 (now)]
libglib1.2 [1.2.10-17build1 (now)]
libglib1.2-dev [1.2.10-17build1 (now)]
libglib2.0-cil [2.10.0-0ubuntu4 (now)]
libglib2.0-dev [2.12.11-0ubuntu1 (now)]
libgsm1 [1.0.10-13 (edgy, now)]
libgtk1.2 [1.2.10-18 (edgy, now)]
libgtk1.2-common [1.2.10-18 (edgy, now)]
libhtml-parser-perl [3.55-1build1 (now)]
libhtml-tagset-perl [3.10-2 (edgy, now)]
libhtml-tree-perl [3.19.01-2 (edgy, now)]
libid3tag0 [0.15.1b-8 (edgy, now)]
libltdl3 [1.5.22-4 (edgy, now)]
libmad0 [0.15.1b-2.1 (edgy, now)]
libmodplug0c2 [1:0.7-5.2build1 (now)]
libmono0 [1.2.3.1-1ubuntu1 (now)]
libmpcdec3 [1.2.2-1 (edgy, now)]
libpopt-dev [1.10-3build1 (now)]
libqt3-mt [3:3.3.8really3.3.7-0ubuntu5 (now)]
libquicktime-dev [2:0.9.7-1ubuntu2 (now)]
libquicktime0 [2:0.9.7-1ubuntu2 (now)]
libraw1394-dev [1.2.1-2build2 (now)]
libruby1.8 [1.8.5-4ubuntu2 (now)]
libsamplerate0 [0.1.2-2 (edgy, now)]
libungif4g [4.1.4-4build1 (now)]
liburi-perl [1.35-2 (edgy, now)]
libwww-perl [5.805-1 (edgy, now)]
libxcomposite1 [1:0.3.1-1 (now)]
libxine-main1 [1.1.4-2ubuntu3 (now)]
libxml-namespacesupport-perl [1.09-3 (now)]
libxml-parser-perl [2.34-4.2build1 (now)]
libxml-sax-perl [0.14-0.1 (now)]
libxml-simple-perl [2.14-5 (now)]
libxvmc1 [2:1.0.2-0ubuntu2 (edgy, now)]
make [3.81-3build1 (now)]
menu-xdg [0.2.3 (edgy, now)]
mono-classlib-1.0 [1.1.17.1-1ubuntu7.1 (edgy-security, now)]
mono-common [1.2.3.1-1ubuntu1 (now)]
mono-jit [1.2.3.1-1ubuntu1 (now)]
odbcinst1debian1 [2.2.11-13 (edgy, now)]
ruby1.8 [1.8.5-4ubuntu2 (now)]
totem-gstreamer [Not Installed]
unixodbc [2.2.11-13 (edgy, now)]
zlib1g-dev [1:1.2.3-13ubuntu4 (now)]

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I tried to open Synaptic and it wouldnt go: Unable to get exclusive lock

This usually means that another package management application (like apt-get or aptitude) already running. Please close that application first.

Does this mean that answer i have to give of yes or no?

The aptitude solution looks safe enough - it is only proposing to remove two fairly unimportant packages that you should be able to install again later.

"dpkg -l | grep linux-image" will show the kernels installed, for example in my case it only lists "linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic". You would remove that with "aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic" (although in your case, using the oldest kernel listed, not the one you're running).

i'm going to copy and paste all of my error messages etc here now just in case some of this info can be helpful:

When i tried to see what ver of update-manager was installed, and i got:
oem@freekbox:~$ dpkg -l update-manager
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
pn update-manager <none> (no description available)
oe
///

In Ubuntu help under "Edgy Updates Enable" It says that if i want to upgrade from 6.10 Edgy to 7.04 Feisty i have to use update manager and update it. I found out that update-manager is not installed. I went through Synaptic and searched for and found update-manager to install. I marked it for install but error message came and said : The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  update-manager: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
///
when i type the following: "sudo apt-get install update-manager" i get:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  update-manager: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Broken packages

////

oem@freekbox:~$ sudo apt-get install update-manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
update-manager is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  evolution-common openoffice.org-filter-mobiledev command-not-found-data
  libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libgpod1 boo libegroupwise1.2-13 libwps-0.1-1
  myspell-en-za libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil python2.5-examples
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
oem@freekbox:~$
oem@freekbox:~$ =

/////
that's what i have so far
I'll wait for an answer from above about the yes or no question. Thanks

Reading the "aptitude -f install" output, my concern is the suggested removal of other packages which I hadn't realised before, such as network-manager. Do you have a spare PC you could use if this machine loses its internet connection? If so, I think you really just need to say "yes" -- your package list is very, very, very confused and needs cleaning up. After "aptitude -f install" finishes up, run it again to be sure it's happy. If there's lots of things still missing, you can run "aptitute install ubuntu-desktop" to make sure that's installed.

Do you have a backup of your personal data? If not, make one now! :)

I still think a clean install is your safest option, but we can try to rescue it this way first, anyway.

Hello,

I think also that a clean install is your best bet.
Make a backup of your home directory. Especially the hidden directories.

Example:
/home/<yourusername>/.evolution contains all your mails
/home/<yourusername>/.mozilla contains all your firefox bookmarks

Hey, i lost my internet connection! I had to call Comcast and they said my modem is bad and charged me $50 plus installed their modem which costs $3 per month.
So i've been without a web connection for almost 12 hrs. I'm back now. I'm going to review these 2 messages here and then get back to you.

I ran that command again and got this:

oem@freekbox:~$ sudo aptitude -f install
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
oem@freekbox:~$
////
Also from reading your message about yes or no for this process it removed my internet connection! and i didnt know what happened and i couldnt get back to you so i called my ISP at 5 am and they came here and swapped out my modem and charged me $50! wow, i'm really having a bad karma streak.

Now i'm trying to remove those unneeded files from /boot and here's what happened:

oem@freekbox:~$ uname -r
2.6.20-16-386
oem@freekbox:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image
ii linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 2.6.15-23.39 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
ii linux-image-2.6.15-25-386 2.6.15-25.43 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
ii linux-image-2.6.15-26-386 2.6.15-26.47 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
ii linux-image-2.6.15-27-386 2.6.15-27.50 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
ii linux-image-2.6.15-28-386 2.6.15-28.55 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
ii linux-image-2.6.17-11-386 2.6.17.1-11.38 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.17 on i38
ii linux-image-2.6.20-16-386 2.6.20-16.29 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.20 on i38
ii linux-image-386 2.6.20.16.28.1 Linux kernel image on 386.
oem@freekbox:~$ aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-23-386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
o

Hanusz leszek said: Hello,

I think also that a clean install is your best bet.
Make a backup of your home directory. Especially the hidden directories.

Example:
/home/<yourusername>/.evolution contains all your mails
/home/<yourusername>/.mozilla contains all your firefox bookmarks
 ///
My user name? to log onto comp? as "oem"? or my user name for my mail program?

 Hanusz leszek said 11 hours ago
Make a backup of your home directory. Especially the hidden directories.

I tried to copy the hidden files but my comp wont let me. How do u do it?

When i try to copy hidden files to DVD as data to burn i get error message: Error "I/O" error while linking.
Would you like to continue? "Skip" "Cancel" "Retry"

I can't figure out a way to make a backup of these files

To answer several questions together:

The second run of "aptitude -f install" said "No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed", so this suggests that the package list is consistent. Things may be missing, but any conflicts are gone.

Removing the kernel has to be done as root, so you need to use sudo: "sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-23-386".

/home/<yourusername>/ does indeed refer to the username you use to log into the PC with. From the command line, "echo $HOME" will confirm this. If you're the only user, you can simply backup /home entirely.

I'm afraid I don't know what the problem is with writing the DVD. What program are you using, and how are you using it?

If your PC is back online, did you try "sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop"?

ok, i'm back. Thank you very much. i'm working on those last things you mentioned.
wait.

Ok, my current is : oem@freekbox:~$ uname -r
2.6.20-16-386

so i will answer "yes" to the Q. below on Terminal, ok? And then i'll do this each time one at a time with the others, right?

oem@freekbox:~$ sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-23-386
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386 pctel-2.6.15-23-386
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-image-2.6.15-23-386
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 62.1MB will be freed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  pctel-2.6.15-23-386: Depends: linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 but it is not installable
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386: Depends: linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 but it is not installable
Resolving dependencies...
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Remove the following packages:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386
pctel-2.6.15-23-386

Score is -652

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]

I went ahead [and took a chance, ha ha] and answered yes, and got this:

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following packages will be automatically REMOVED:
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386 pctel-2.6.15-23-386
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386
  pctel-2.6.15-23-386
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 84.2MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
 I said Yes, and got: which is asking me questions and tell me to do things so i'll wait
until i hear from you:

Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 133825 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386 ...
Removing pctel-2.6.15-23-386 ...
ERROR: Module pctel does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module pctel_hw does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module linmodem does not exist in /proc/modules
Removing linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 ...
Your /etc/kernel-img.conf needs to be updated. Read grub's NEWS.Debian[1]
file and follow its instructions.

 1. /usr/share/doc/grub/NEWS.Debian.gz

You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub instead!

Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-386
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-386
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.15-28-386
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.15-25-386
Found kernel: /memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386

I checked this out online and found i could ignore what Terminal was telling me i had to do.
So i'm deleting each of the kernels and keeping the one that's current, ok? i hope so!

ok so i removed these 6 kernels:
"sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-23-386"
sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-25-386
sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-26-386
sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-27-386
sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.15-28-386
sudo aptitude remove linux-image-2.6.17-11-386

and the one current one i left is: 2.6.20-16-386

now what?

At the end of the last kernel that i removed it said this:
The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz.old
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
 you may need to re-run lilo
The link /initrd.img.old is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img.old
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
 you may need to re-run lilo

I dont know anything about this. Do you?

I ran this: "dpkg -l | grep linux-image" to find out if all but current kernels were removed but look:

oem@freekbox:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image
rc linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 2.6.15-23.39 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
rc linux-image-2.6.15-25-386 2.6.15-25.43 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
rc linux-image-2.6.15-26-386 2.6.15-26.47 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
rc linux-image-2.6.15-27-386 2.6.15-27.50 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
rc linux-image-2.6.15-28-386 2.6.15-28.55 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.15 on 386
rc linux-image-2.6.17-11-386 2.6.17.1-11.38 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.17 on i38
ii linux-image-2.6.20-16-386 2.6.20-16.29 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.20 on i38
ii linux-image-386 2.6.20.16.28.1 Linux kernel image on 386.
oem@freekbox:~$
What does this mean?

It sounds like you've nicely cleared out the old kernels - running "df /boot" now should show you've much more space free there, anyway.

The last message about the symbolic links is okay. You're not using lilo (lilo, the "LInux LOader", did the same job as grub but grub is better).

Have you run "sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop" to make sure it's installed?

If that's done, is everything working okay?

Regarding your question about the kernels marked "rc", this means they've been removed, but their configuration files might still be around. "aptitude purge" instead of "aptitude remove" removes configuration files completely. This is fairly safe kernel packages.

I got this:
oem@freekbox:~$ df /boot
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/sda1 101086 30191 65676 32% /boot
oem@freekbox:~$ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  deskbar-applet evolution-data-server firefox-gnome-support
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 openoffice.org openoffice.org-core
  openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-writer
  python-beagle python-uno update-manager
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  apport apport-gtk bug-buddy contact-lookup-applet ekiga evolution
  evolution-exchange evolution-plugins f-spot gnome-app-install gtkhtml3.8
  libcamel1.2-8 libdbus-1-cil libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6
  libexchange-storage1.2-2 libgconf2.0-cil libglade2.0-cil libgnome2.0-cil
  libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml3.8-15 python-apport-utils python-soappy
  rhythmbox tomboy totem totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla update-notifier
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apport apport-gtk bug-buddy contact-lookup-applet ekiga evolution
  evolution-exchange evolution-plugins f-spot gnome-app-install gtkhtml3.8
  libcamel1.2-8 libdbus-1-cil libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6
  libexchange-storage1.2-2 libgconf2.0-cil libglade2.0-cil libgnome2.0-cil
  libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml3.8-15 python-apport-utils python-soappy
  rhythmbox tomboy totem totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla ubuntu-desktop
  update-notifier
0 packages upgraded, 40 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 25.4MB of archives. After unpacking 119MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  openoffice.org-gnome: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4-0ubuntu5) but 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 is installed.
  openoffice.org-core: Conflicts: openoffice.org-writer (< 2.2.0-1ubuntu3) but 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 is to be installed.
                       Conflicts: openoffice.org-gtk (< 2.2.0-1ubuntu3) but 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 is to be installed.
                       Conflicts: openoffice.org-gnome (< 2.2.0-1ubuntu3) but 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 is to be installed.
  update-manager: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is installed.
  python-beagle: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is installed.
  openoffice.org-writer: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4-0ubuntu5) but 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 is installed.
  openoffice.org-gtk: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4-0ubuntu5) but 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 is installed.
  python-uno: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4-0ubuntu5) but 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 is installed.
              Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is installed.
  openoffice.org: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4-0ubuntu5) but 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 is installed.
  firefox-gnome-support: Depends: firefox (= 2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10) but 2.0.0.4+1-0ubuntu1 is installed.
  evolution-data-server: Depends: evolution-data-server-common (= 1.8.1-0ubuntu5) but 1.10.1-0ubuntu1 is installed.
  deskbar-applet: Depends: python (< 2.5) but 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 is installed.
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0: Breaks: totem-gstreamer (<= 2.17.92-0ubuntu1) but 2.16.2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed.
Resolving dependencies...
open: 4411; closed: 2153; defer: 0; conflict/break: 65 OThe following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Remove the following packages:
openoffice.org-style-andromeda
openoffice.org-style-human
restricted-manager

Install the following packages:
totem-xine [2.16.2-0ubuntu3 (edgy-updates, now)]

Keep the following packages at their current version:
totem-gstreamer [Not Installed]

Downgrade the following packages:
evolution-data-server-common [1.10.1-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 1.8.1-0ubuntu5
(edgy-updates)]
firefox [2.0.0.4+1-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10
(edgy-security)]
gconf2 [2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 2.16.0-0ubuntu1 (edgy)]
gconf2-common [2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 2.16.0-0ubuntu1 (edgy)]
gimp-python [2.2.13-1ubuntu4.1 (now) -> 2.2.13-1ubuntu3.1 (edgy-security)]
hplip [1.7.3-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 1.6.9-0ubuntu2 (edgy)]
hplip-data [1.7.3-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 1.6.9-0ubuntu2 (edgy)]
libgconf2-4 [2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 (now) -> 2.16.0-0ubuntu1 (edgy)]
openoffice.org-base [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 (edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-calc [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 (edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-common [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu4 (edgy-updates)]
openoffice.org-core [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 (edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-draw [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 (edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-evolution [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5
(edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-impress [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 (edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-l10n-en-us [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu4
(edgy-updates)]
openoffice.org-math [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 (edgy-security)]
openoffice.org-style-default [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu4
(edgy-updates)]
openoffice.org-style-industrial [2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.0.4-0ubuntu4
(edgy-updates)]
python [2.5.1-0ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.4.3-11ubuntu3 (edgy)]
python-minimal [2.5.1-0ubuntu3 (now) -> 2.4.3-11ubuntu3 (edgy)]
python-notify [0.1.1-0ubuntu2 (now) -> 0.1.0-1build1 (edgy)]

Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
desktop-effects recommends restricted-manager (>= 0.8)
Score is -3243

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
/////
What do i answer?

it's talking about 'evolution' that's where my previous mail program is supposed to be. As far as i can tell i lost all of my mail i had saved plus email addresses, is this the case?

Hmm - the suggestion to downgrade so many packages doesn't look good. Can you send the output of "cat /etc/apt/sources.list"? This will show the repositories that your computer wants to use. If the upgrade from edgy to feisty broke, it may be an odd mix of the two.

I still think a clean install is easiest (and fastest)!

oem@freekbox:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
# The above lines were generated automatically by EasyUbuntu 3.02 Release
# The rest of your sources.list follows

## Automatix sources.list
## This is automatically generated by Automatix
####################################
###
###
###
### Official Ubuntu Repositories ###
# Dapper Final Release Repository
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 6.10 _Edgy Eft_ - Release i386 (20061025)]/ edgy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy main
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy multiverse universe restricted main
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy multiverse
# Dapper Security Updates
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security main
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security main
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-security restricted
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-security restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security multiverse
# Dapper Bugfix Updates
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates main
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates multiverse
# Dapper Backports (new software versions, provided by the Ubuntu Backports Project)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports restricted
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports multiverse
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ dapper-commercial main
##############################
###
###
###
### Automatix Repositories ###
# deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/ dapper main
## created by automatixrepo3
# deb http://wine.lowvoice.nl/apt/ dapper main
# deb http://theli.free.fr/packages/ dapper listen

#AUTOMATIX REPOS START

# deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/ dapper main

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-security restricted
#AUTOMATIX REPOS END

oem@freekbox:~$

what about the 'yes or no ' question [ i used another terminal to get the above info

yes, i think the upgrade was aborted

Hmm. I'm guessing (and this is a big guess) that if you say "yes", it will more-or-less bring you back to a normal edgy setup.

Assuming you have a backup of your personal files, say yes. When it's finished, say "sudo aptitude -f install" again, just to be sure everything is nicely cleaned up again.

You should, I hope, then be able to restart the upgrade from edgy to feisty all over again using update-manager.

ok, about the clean install upgrade but i dont have a disk. how to do it?

I have 2 HDs. 1 is where operating system is. The other i installed later. I have copied everything i want to save from oem over to 2nd HD. Will the clean install of Feisty bother this other HD or should i try to copy everything off of it too? or shud i just unplug it from inside?
But i don't know how to remount it back.

This is a question i had earlier that wasnt answered:
it's talking about 'evolution' that's where my previous mail program is supposed to be. As far as i can tell i lost all of my mail i had saved plus email addresses, is this the case?

Ah. To do a clean install you'd have to download the disk image from releases.ubuntu.com (or your national mirror of the same), write it to a CD, and run the install from there.

When doing a clean install it should ask you on which drive you wish to install. So long as you select the correct one, the other should be left alone.

Evolution might be broken on your PC at the moment, but it's still available in feisty. If you run "du $HOME/.evolution" it should still show your personal data taking up space (which is good!).

yes it shows evolution everything is there. So it will be safe and i can get it when i get to Feisty?
///
Ok, went to web sit and i can choose between Desktop CD or Alternate Install CD
[or server cd], do i do desktop cd

The desktop CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 256MB of RAM to install from this CD.

There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:

PC (Intel x86) desktop CD
    For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop CD
    Choose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon). If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.

the Alternate CD;:Alternate install CD

The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu. It provides for the following situations:

    * creating pre-configured OEM systems;
    * setting up automated deployments;
    * upgrading from older installations without network access;
    * LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
    * installs on systems with less than about 256MB of RAM (although note that low-memory systems may not be able to run a full desktop environment reasonably).

In the event that you encounter a bug using the alternate installer, please file a bug on the debian-installer package.

There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:

PC (Intel x86) alternate install CD
    For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
64-bit PC (AMD64) alternate install CD
    Choose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon). If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.

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i wait for ur reply

i answered yes and got this, do i answer 'yes' again?

The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  apport apport-gtk bug-buddy contact-lookup-applet deskbar-applet ekiga
  evolution evolution-data-server evolution-exchange evolution-plugins
  f-spot firefox-gnome-support gnome-app-install gtkhtml3.8 libcamel1.2-8
  libdbus-1-cil libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6
  libexchange-storage1.2-2 libgconf2.0-cil libglade2.0-cil libgnome2.0-cil
  libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml3.8-15 openoffice.org openoffice.org-gnome
  openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-writer python-apport-utils
  python-beagle python-soappy python-uno rhythmbox tomboy totem
  totem-mozilla totem-xine update-manager update-notifier
The following packages will be automatically REMOVED:
  openoffice.org-style-andromeda openoffice.org-style-human
  restricted-manager
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  evolution-data-server-common firefox gconf2 gconf2-common gimp-python
  hplip hplip-data libgconf2-4 openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc
  openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw
  openoffice.org-evolution openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-l10n-en-us
  openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-style-default
  openoffice.org-style-industrial python python-minimal python-notify
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apport apport-gtk bug-buddy contact-lookup-applet deskbar-applet ekiga
  evolution evolution-data-server evolution-exchange evolution-plugins
  f-spot firefox-gnome-support gnome-app-install gtkhtml3.8 libcamel1.2-8
  libdbus-1-cil libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6
  libexchange-storage1.2-2 libgconf2.0-cil libglade2.0-cil libgnome2.0-cil
  libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml3.8-15 openoffice.org openoffice.org-gnome
  openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-writer python-apport-utils
  python-beagle python-soappy python-uno rhythmbox tomboy totem
  totem-mozilla totem-xine ubuntu-desktop update-manager update-notifier
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  openoffice.org-style-andromeda openoffice.org-style-human
  restricted-manager
0 packages upgraded, 40 newly installed, 22 downgraded, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 106MB of archives. After unpacking 116MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

i'm gonna answer yes

Yes, let it downgrade. This should bring you back to Edgy.

Regarding the CD, the "Desktop" CD is the live CD that you can use to try Ubuntu and then do an install. The Alternate CD is not a live CD, but just the installed with the packages. You can use either to install from scratch, but I think only the alternate CD can be used to upgrade as well.

ok, here's what i got when i answered YES and then pls look carefully because there shows some errors etc at end. after i ran that command again

dpkg: openoffice.org-style-human: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
 openoffice.org-common depends on openoffice.org-style-human | openoffice.org-style-crystal | openoffice.org-style-andromeda; however:
  Package openoffice.org-style-human is to be removed.
  Package openoffice.org-style-crystal is not installed.
  Package openoffice.org-style-andromeda is not installed.
(Reading database ... 119178 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing openoffice.org-style-human ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-common from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu4.
(Reading database ... 119177 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-common 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-common_2.0.4-0ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-common ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-core from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-core 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-core_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-core ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-impress from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-impress 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-impress_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-impress ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-draw from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-draw 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-draw_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-draw ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-math from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-math 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-math_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-math ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-base from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-base 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-base_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-base ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-evolution from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-evolution 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-evolution_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-evolution ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading openoffice.org-calc from 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-0ubuntu5.
Preparing to replace openoffice.org-calc 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 (using .../openoffice.org-calc_2.0.4-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-calc ...
(Reading database ... 119268 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing restricted-manager ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading hplip from 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 to 1.6.9-0ubuntu2.
(Reading database ... 119247 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace hplip 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 (using .../hplip_1.6.9-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping HP Linux Printing and Imaging System [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement hplip ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading hplip-data from 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 to 1.6.9-0ubuntu2.
Preparing to replace hplip-data 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 (using .../hplip-data_1.6.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement hplip-data ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading libgconf2-4 from 2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 to 2.16.0-0ubuntu1.
Preparing to replace libgconf2-4 2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../libgconf2-4_2.16.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgconf2-4 ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading gconf2 from 2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 to 2.16.0-0ubuntu1.
Preparing to replace gconf2 2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../gconf2_2.16.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gconf2 ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading gconf2-common from 2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 to 2.16.0-0ubuntu1.
Preparing to replace gconf2-common 2.18.0.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../gconf2-common_2.16.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gconf2-common ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading python-notify from 0.1.1-0ubuntu2 to 0.1.0-1build1.
Preparing to replace python-notify 0.1.1-0ubuntu2 (using .../python-notify_0.1.0-1build1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python-notify ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading gimp-python from 2.2.13-1ubuntu4.1 to 2.2.13-1ubuntu3.1.
Preparing to replace gimp-python 2.2.13-1ubuntu4.1 (using .../gimp-python_2.2.13-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gimp-python ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading python from 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 to 2.4.3-11ubuntu3.
Preparing to replace python 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 (using .../python_2.4.3-11ubuntu3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python ...
dpkg - warning: downgrading python-minimal from 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 to 2.4.3-11ubuntu3.
Preparing to replace python-minimal 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 (using .../python-minimal_2.4.3-11ubuntu3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python-minimal ...
Setting up python-minimal (2.4.3-11ubuntu3) ...
Selecting previously deselected package python-apport-utils.
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dpkg - warning: downgrading evolution-data-server-common from 1.10.1-0ubuntu1 to 1.8.1-0ubuntu5.
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dpkg - warning: downgrading firefox from 2.0.0.4+1-0ubuntu1 to 2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10.
Preparing to replace firefox 2.0.0.4+1-0ubuntu1 (using .../firefox_2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox ...
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dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/gnome-app-install': Directory not empty
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Setting up hplip-data (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ...
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Setting up hplip (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ...
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Creating/updating hplip user account...
 * Starting HP Linux Printing and Imaging System [ OK ]

Setting up gconf2-common (2.16.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Replacing config file /etc/gconf/2/path with new version

Setting up libgconf2-4 (2.16.0-0ubuntu1) ...

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Setting up gimp-python (2.2.13-1ubuntu3.1) ...

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Setting up contact-lookup-applet (0.14-0ubuntu2) ...
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Setting up evolution-data-server-common (1.8.1-0ubuntu5) ...
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Setting up libgtkhtml3.8-15 (3.12.1-0ubuntu1) ...

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Setting up libexchange-storage1.2-2 (1.8.1-0ubuntu5) ...

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Setting up evolution-exchange (2.8.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up evolution-plugins (2.8.1-0ubuntu4.1) ...
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Setting up libglade2.0-cil (2.10.0-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libgnome2.0-cil (2.16.0-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up f-spot (0.2.1-1ubuntu1) ...

Setting up firefox (2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/firefox/profile/bookmarks.html ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/firefox/firefoxrc ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/gre.d/firefox.conf ...
Please restart any running Firefoxes, or you will experience problems.
Warning: something created compreg.dat!
Your system was affected by this bug: https://launchpad.net/bugs/30791
compreg.dat has now been removed again, which should fix the symptoms.

Setting up firefox-gnome-support (2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10) ...

Setting up update-manager (0.45.2) ...

Setting up gnome-app-install (0.2.21) ...
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 69, in ?
    generate_cache()
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 49, in generate_cache
    menu.createMenuCache(options.cache_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 29, in createMenuCache
    self._populateFromEntry(menu)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 43, in _populateFromEntry
    self._populateFromEntry(entry, item, progress=progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 94, in _populateFromEntry
    item.mime = entry.DesktopEntry.getMimeType()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 74, in getMimeType
    return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/IniFile.py", line 129, in get
    value = re.compile(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 180, in compile
    return _compile(pattern, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 227, in _compile
    raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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Setting up python-soappy (0.11.3-1.6ubuntu1) ...

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Setting up totem-xine (2.16.2-0ubuntu3) ...

Setting up totem (2.16.2-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up totem-mozilla (2.16.2-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up update-notifier (0.43.4) ...

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-app-install; however:
  Package gnome-app-install is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
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Setting up openoffice.org-style-industrial (2.0.4-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up openoffice.org-common (2.0.4-0ubuntu4) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/bash_completion.d/ooffice.sh ...
Updating OpenOffice.org's dictionary list... done.

Setting up openoffice.org-style-default (2.0.4-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up openoffice.org-l10n-en-us (2.0.4-0ubuntu4) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-draw (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-impress (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-math (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-base (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-evolution (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-calc (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up python-uno (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-writer (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-gtk (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-gnome (2.0.4-0ubuntu5) ...

Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-app-install
 ubuntu-desktop
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up gnome-app-install (0.2.21) ...
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 69, in ?
    generate_cache()
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 49, in generate_cache
    menu.createMenuCache(options.cache_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 29, in createMenuCache
    self._populateFromEntry(menu)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 43, in _populateFromEntry
    self._populateFromEntry(entry, item, progress=progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 94, in _populateFromEntry
    item.mime = entry.DesktopEntry.getMimeType()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 74, in getMimeType
    return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/IniFile.py", line 129, in get
    value = re.compile(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 180, in compile
    return _compile(pattern, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 227, in _compile
    raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-app-install; however:
  Package gnome-app-install is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-app-install
 ubuntu-desktop
oem@freekbox:~$ sudo aptitude -f install
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Setting up gnome-app-install (0.2.21) ...
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 69, in ?
    generate_cache()
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 49, in generate_cache
    menu.createMenuCache(options.cache_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 29, in createMenuCache
    self._populateFromEntry(menu)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 43, in _populateFromEntry
    self._populateFromEntry(entry, item, progress=progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 94, in _populateFromEntry
    item.mime = entry.DesktopEntry.getMimeType()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 74, in getMimeType
    return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/IniFile.py", line 129, in get
    value = re.compile(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 180, in compile
    return _compile(pattern, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 227, in _compile
    raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-app-install; however:
  Package gnome-app-install is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-app-install
 ubuntu-desktop
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up gnome-app-install (0.2.21) ...
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 69, in ?
    generate_cache()
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 49, in generate_cache
    menu.createMenuCache(options.cache_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 29, in createMenuCache
    self._populateFromEntry(menu)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 43, in _populateFromEntry
    self._populateFromEntry(entry, item, progress=progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 94, in _populateFromEntry
    item.mime = entry.DesktopEntry.getMimeType()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 74, in getMimeType
    return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/IniFile.py", line 129, in get
    value = re.compile(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 180, in compile
    return _compile(pattern, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 227, in _compile
    raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-app-install; however:
  Package gnome-app-install is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-app-install
 ubuntu-desktop
oem@freekbox:~$

Hmm - this is an odd one.

Can you try "sudo aptitude install ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard" to make sure the base packages are also installed?

OK, i burned a disk. But when i put disk in to check it, it opens up
and i have to figure out how to run it.
Also there wasnt an update manager in the System/Administration until i
added those new files recently but now it's there but it wont launch or
open, ??

ok here:
oem@freekbox:~$ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-l10n-en-us openoffice.org-style-default openoffice.org-style-industrial
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Setting up gnome-app-install (0.2.21) ...
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 69, in ?
    generate_cache()
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 49, in generate_cache
    menu.createMenuCache(options.cache_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 29, in createMenuCache
    self._populateFromEntry(menu)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 43, in _populateFromEntry
    self._populateFromEntry(entry, item, progress=progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 94, in _populateFromEntry
    item.mime = entry.DesktopEntry.getMimeType()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 74, in getMimeType
    return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/IniFile.py", line 129, in get
    value = re.compile(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 180, in compile
    return _compile(pattern, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 227, in _compile
    raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-app-install; however:
  Package gnome-app-install is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-app-install
 ubuntu-desktop
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up gnome-app-install (0.2.21) ...
Caching application data...
Got non-package menu entry kiso.desktop
Got non-package menu entry xchm.desktop
Got non-package menu entry k3dsurf.desktop
Got non-package menu entry grdesktop.desktop
Got non-package menu entry tsclient.desktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 69, in ?
    generate_cache()
  File "/usr/sbin/update-app-install", line 49, in generate_cache
    menu.createMenuCache(options.cache_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 29, in createMenuCache
    self._populateFromEntry(menu)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 43, in _populateFromEntry
    self._populateFromEntry(entry, item, progress=progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/AppInstall/CoreMenu.py", line 94, in _populateFromEntry
    item.mime = entry.DesktopEntry.getMimeType()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/DesktopEntry.py", line 74, in getMimeType
    return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/xdg/IniFile.py", line 129, in get
    value = re.compile(value)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 180, in compile
    return _compile(pattern, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/sre.py", line 227, in _compile
    raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:
 ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-app-install; however:
  Package gnome-app-install is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-app-install
 ubuntu-desktop
oem@freekbox:~$

Do you think i shud reboot now and see if the update manager will work then?

Hi, this is some of the error messages i got early yesterday when i was
first trying to upgrade to Feisty and got stuck at Edgy. Does any of
this info help you>? I got the "could not initiate D-BUS a lot. ///

OPENSSL_add_all_algorithms
kdecore (KLibLoader): WARNING: KLibrary: /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8:
undefined symbol: OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms_conf
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
   Major opcode: 145
   Minor opcode: 3
   Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
   Major opcode: 145
   Minor opcode: 3
   Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
Launched ok, pid = 7208
OggS-SEEK: at 0 want 78328 got 68160 (diff-requested 78328)
OggS-SEEK: at 78400 want 520 got 0 (diff-requested -77880)
extracting '/tmp/tmp-sGYpD/feisty.tar.gz'
authenticate '/tmp/tmp-sGYpD/feisty.tar.gz' against
'/tmp/tmp-sGYpD/feisty.tar.gz.gpg'
oem@freekbox:~$
///
///

oem@freekbox:~$ sudo update-manager -c
Password:
warning: could not initiate dbus
could not send the dbus Inhibit signal:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible
causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message
bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the
network connection was broken.

If these messages were from yesterday, are there still the same messages when you try update-manager now?

A reboot shouldn't be necessary (that's only if you change the kernel), but it should be okay.

i rebooted but the update manager does not open or launch so i cant run it to find out anything

i went into properties box on UM and used the command line i found there and got this:

oem@freekbox:~$ /usr/bin/update-manager
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 86, in ?
    app = UpdateManager(data_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 300, in __init__
    self.setupDbus()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 440, in setupDbus
    '/org/freedesktop/UpdateManagerObject')
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/dbus/_dbus.py", line 410, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/dbus/proxies.py", line 230, in __init__
    _dbus_bindings.UInt32(0))
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/dbus/proxies.py", line 169, in __call__
    reply_message = self._connection.send_message_with_reply_and_block(message, timeout)
dbus.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.UpdateManager was not provided by any .service files
oem@freekbox:~$

I went into synaptic to check on UM. it is installed and the UM core is
also installed. So i wonder why it wont launch from desktop?

There are 2 versions of update manager the installed ver is 0.45.2 which
it says is the lastest ver; the other version available is .45 .

The two versions are correct, I think - 0.45 is the original edgy one, and 0.45.2 is the slightly updated version.

To be honest, I don't know what the problem is with either the gnome-app-install or the update-manager. :(

If it's the alternate CD that you made earlier, you can try to use that to do the upgrade. It's described at the end of this page: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

I was trying to update some files in Synaptic and got this error mess.:
E: gnome-app-install: subprocess post-installation script returned error
exit status 1
E: ubuntu-desktop: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

why is the command given there look like this:

gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" ?

From the message earlier you ran "/usr/bin/update-manager". Can you try "gksu /usr/bin/update-manager"?

i got :oem@freekbox:~$ gksu /usr/bin/update-manager
warning: could not initiate dbus
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/MetaRelease.py",
line 94, in check
     self.parse()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/MetaRelease.py",
line 102, in parse
     current_dist_name = self.get_dist()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/MetaRelease.py",
line 82, in get_dist
     p = Popen(["/bin/lsb_release","-c","-s"],stdout=PIPE)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 543, in __init__
     errread, errwrite)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 975, in _execute_child
     raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I'm sorry to bother you on this one but i get confused about making
commands in Term.

This is what i got from the website you directed me to:

gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

What's with the " ? am i supposed to type gksu by itself? and then type
in the other info without the " " signs? I really must get clear on
this, ok? thanks

The line on the web page is typed in exactly as given in the grey box, including the " signs:

gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"

I really hope it works! :)

Can you help me understand these instructions?

3.) Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list as root. Change every occurrence of
edgy to feisty. It is also recommended that you remove or disable any
extra repository that may have been added besides the Ubuntu repositories.

     *

       Long route: Use your preferred editor. If you have a CD-ROM line
in your file, then remove it.

       For Ubuntu.

         gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FeistyUpgradesManual

could you please have a look at this manual and guide me thru the
process because it warns of possible major problems if not done right.
At this time i'm not up to dealing with more probs :-)

Eeek! The manual upgrade process is really quite unpleasant, and unless there's something amazing in the setup of your computer that you can't do again, I strongly advise not to try it.

Given the basic problems that exist with even the ubuntu-desktop package on your PC, an upgrade is still likely to give you headaches.

At this stage, I can only recommend a new install, and you can be certain that your PC will be in perfect shape. It will also take you a lot less time.

I'm going to bed now - it's late here! Good luck! :)

ok, i'm gonna try a clean install from the Alt CD

Ok, i was successful in installing Alt CD of Feisty Fawn 7.04!!!
Thanks to all who helped me. [now i have to figure out how to get the multi-media ability that i had in Dapper, ugh!] Oh well . . . press on!

Congratulations.

For the multimedia ability, it is much easier on Feisty.
more information here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats