Upgrade Test

[Rog131]

The official/recommended way to do upgrade:

HardyUpgrades/Kubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades/Kubuntu


Testing, what will happen if i try to upgrade. This was tested with Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10).


#1 Backup /etc/apt/sources.list

#2 Remove lock/pin files
- if you have /etc/apt/preferences and don't need those (note #2)

#3 Edit sources.list

kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list

- disable third party repositories
- note that, medibuntu uses /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list (note #3).
- disable developer repositories (ppa /1/)
- replace (Ctrl+R) gutsy -> hardy

# 4 Update package lists

logsave update.txt sudo apt-get update

- check that there are no errors

logsave - save the output of a command in a logfile

# 5 Simulate upgrade

logsave upgrade.txt sudo apt-get -s -u dist-upgrade

man apt-get

dist-upgrade
dist-upgrade in addition to performing the function of upgrade,
also intelligently handles changing dependencies with new versions
of packages; apt-get has a "smart" conflict resolution system, and
it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the
expense of less important ones if necessary. The
/etc/apt/sources.list file contains a list of locations from which
to retrieve desired package files.

-s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act
No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do
not actually change the system.

-u, --show-upgraded
Show upgraded packages; Print out a list of all packages that are
to be upgraded.

Here upgrade.txt tells that

These packages will be REMOVED:
appres editres fftw3 fstobdf gimp-helpbrowser gimp-print iceauth ksquirrel
ksquirrel-libs libclucene0 libexiv2-0...

These NEW packages will be installed:
acl avidemux-common bluez-audio check consolekit cpp-4.2 cupsddk
cupsddk-drivers friendly-recovery g++-4.2 gcc-4.2 hal-cups-utils...

These packages are left to wait:
firefox

These packages will be upgraded:
acpi-support adduser adept adept-batch adept-common adept-installer
adept-manager adept-notifier adept-updater akregator alien alsa-base
alsa-utils amarok...

1211 updated, 122 new installation, 72 removed and 1 unupdated.

Note #1
Some of those packages that will be removed are from Debian Etch (ksquirrel).

Note #2
That unupdated (firefox) package => I have pinned (repo version) firefox to the 2.0.11 .

/etc/apt/preferences has:

Package: firefox
Pin: version 2.0.11*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Pin version:

Pinning version
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...9271#msg109271
and
Topic: how to block the upgrade of a package
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3091451.0


=> So it seems that i have upgradable Kubuntu. <=


And REMEMBER

# 6 Change repositories back to the gutsy
You should have backup of sources.list !

# 7 Update package list back to the gutsy

sudo apt-get update

Note #3
man sources.list(5) tells:

SOURCES.LIST.D

The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides a way to add sources.list entries in seperate files that end with .list. The format is the same as for the regular sources.list file.

/1/ Canonical Announces Launch of Launchpad 'Personal Package Archive' Service For Developers
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/launchpad-ppa


More links:

Topic: Hardy Release Schedule and Plans
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089283.0

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

Topic: Can update to 8.04 from the command line?
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3092037.0

APT HOWTO
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html

=> 3.5 Upgrading to a new release
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...s-dist-upgrade