[solved] How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

[strycat]

Thinking I should get the latest and greatest I upgraded using update-manager -d from 10.04 to 10.10 to 11.04 and an attempt to 11.10.

11.04 has proven to be unstable for me. The upgrade to 11.10 fails with the error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 472, in _inline_callbacks
result = gen.throw(result.type, result.value, result.traceback)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 51, in commit
yield self._run_in_dialog(trans, self.INSTALL)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 472, in _inline_callbacks
result = gen.throw(result.type, result.value, result.traceback)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendAptdaemon.py", line 67, in _run_in_dialog
yield dia.run()
aptdaemon.errors.TransactionFailed: Transaction failed: None
The following packages have unmet dependencies:

libglib2.0-0: Depends: libffi6 (>= 3.0.4) but 3.0.11~rc1-2 is to be installed
Depends: libpcre3 (>= 8.10) but 8.12-3ubuntu2 is to be installed
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2) but 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3ubuntu3 is to be installed

I'm thinking now I should just go back to 10.04 which was the last working version I had. Is there some easy way to do this? If not is there some way to complete the upgrade to 11.10? Being stuck halfway in between can't be good.

[GreyGeek]

Re: How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

Not without some manual putzing which would take more time than backing up your important files to DVD or USB sticks, and then creating a LiveCD or LiveUSB of 11.10 from an md5sum checked iso downloaded from the Daily Builds, then installing from scratch.

[kubicle]

Re: How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

libglib2.0-0: Depends: libffi6 (>= 3.0.4) but 3.0.11~rc1-2 is to be installed
Depends: libpcre3 (>= 8.10) but 8.12-3ubuntu2 is to be installed
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2) but 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3ubuntu3 is to be installed

That looks somewhat odd since I can't see dependency errors there.

If you wish to try to complete the upgrade you can try the following manual sequence (if any step suggests removal of packages, examine the list carefully that you don't remove anything essential).

NOTE: You probably should follow GreyGeek's advice and back up important data first just in case something goes wrong.

sudo dpkg --configure -a

(configure all packages left unconfigured, if possible)

sudo apt-get update

(update package lists)

sudo apt-get -f install

(attempt to fix broken dependencies)

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

(perform full upgrade)

optional:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

(make sure everything in the default install is installed)

[strycat]

Re: How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

If you wish to try to complete the upgrade you can try the following manual sequence (if any step suggests removal of packages, examine the list carefully that you don't remove anything essential).

Thanks! I had to remove a number of packages first and then reinstall perl before I could complete that sequence. However I'm back up and running more or less. Several things are crashing but I think I can resolve them or will create a new topic if I can.

Thanks again.

[GreyGeek]

Re: [solved] How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

Kubical gave you the "putzing" that I, in my old age, couldn't remember all the steps and was too lazy to type what I could remember. mmm.... must be getting time to hang up the keyboard.

[vinnywright]

Re: [solved] How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

Kubical gave you the "putzing" that I, in my old age, couldn't remember all the steps and was too lazy to type what I could remember. mmm.... must be getting time to hang up the keyboard.

dont you ever give up the keybord GG ..... you have lots left to give

VINNY

[GreyGeek]

Re: [solved] How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

I don't know.... after that egg I laid about Nokia and its Qt Project, which Kubical thankfully corrected, the handwriting is on the wall...

[vinnywright]

Re: [solved] How do I get back to 10.x or complete the upgrade to 11.10?

I don't know.... after that egg I laid about Nokia and its Qt Project, which Kubical thankfully corrected, the handwriting is on the wall...

Baaa that wasn't bad ..........what you give most of the time far outweighs that little oversight on licensing terms

VINNY