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    [SOLVED] upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04

    I have been looking through the forums here and at Ubuntu trying to figure out why I can't upgrade to the new beta release.

    I found a few things I could try, but I get the same results each time.

    I have tried the following
    1. Alt+f2 and typing kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
    2. I have tried sudo do-release-upgrade -d
    3. I have also tried sudo do-release-upgrade -f kde -d
    4. Also tried apt-get update / dist-upgrde / upgrade
    5. Muon Package Manager.

    I get the same result each time (at least I think I get this result with the first option). I get a message telling me "No New Release Found"

    I checked my repo settings through Muon, changed it to look for LTS releases. Still I am not getting anything to download.

    When I upgraded to 11.10 I had the same problem. I had to do a complete re-install of the OS in order to get the "upgrade".

    Its one of the few things that has turned me off Kubuntu, and may be moving to another distro if I have to do a re-install again.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thought I would include this as well: My sources.list

    # deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Beta i386 (20110901)]/ oneiric main restricted

    # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
    # newer versions of the distribution.
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main restricted
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main restricted

    ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
    ## distribution.
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates main restricted
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates main restricted

    ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
    ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric universe
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric universe
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates universe
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates universe

    ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
    ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
    ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
    ## security team.
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric multiverse
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric multiverse
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates multiverse
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates multiverse

    ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
    ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
    ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
    ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
    ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-backports main restricted universe multiverse

    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security main restricted
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security main restricted
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security universe
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security universe
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security multiverse
    deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security multiverse

    ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
    ## 'partner' repository.
    ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
    ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
    deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner
    deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner

    ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
    ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
    deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
    deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
    Last edited by gdonwallace; Mar 04, 2012, 12:25 PM.

    #2
    I might be wrong (won't be the first time, or the last), but I think that until 12.04 goes 'final', there isn't an upgrade path - you have to do a new installation. I've almost never done a distribution release upgrade, opting instead to do clean installations (I have three separate Kubuntu's on my HP, and I rotate new releases, installing the latest over the 'second' oldest).

    Added:

    Yup. I'm wrong. What you described as trying follows right along with the Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 LTS Upgrade instructions.

    If you set Software Sources > Updates > Release upgrade > Show new distribution releases to Long term support releases only and log out/reboot, then the notifier should pop automatically letting you know that a New Release is available. If that does occur, don't use it to do the distribution upgrade. Close that notifier and then try the Alt+F2 kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade route again. If that still doesn't work, open a console:
    Code:
    kdesudo do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f kde -d
    I note that in your post, the command above was missing the desktop option.
    Last edited by Snowhog; Mar 04, 2012, 03:26 PM. Reason: corrected 'sudo' to 'kdesudo' in code above
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      At here

      Following:
      https://wiki.kubuntu.org/PrecisePangolin/Beta1/Kubuntu
      --> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades
      ----> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pr...grades/Kubuntu

      but stopping the upgrade to the confirmation window.




      Hmm -- looking how this shold work...

      The kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
      Code:
      whereis kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
      kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade: /usr/bin/kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
      Code:
      cat /usr/bin/kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
      #!/bin/sh
      kdesudo "do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f kde -d"
      the do-release-upgrade is by man page:

      DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8) DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8)

      NAME
      do-release-upgrade - manual page for do-release-upgrade

      SYNOPSIS
      do-release-upgrade [options]

      DESCRIPTION
      Upgrade the operating system to the latest release from the command-line. This is the pre‐
      ferred command if the machine has no graphic environment or if the machine is to be
      upgraded over a remote connection.

      OPTIONS
      -h, --help
      show help message and exit

      -d, --devel-release
      Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is possible

      -p, --proposed
      Try upgrading to the latest release using the upgrader from Ubuntu-proposed

      -m MODE, --mode=MODE
      Run in a special upgrade mode. Currently "desktop" for regular upgrades of a desktop
      system and "server" for server systems are supported.

      -f FRONTEND, --frontend=FRONTEND
      Run the specified frontend

      -s, --sandbox
      Test upgrade with a sandbox aufs overlay
      Last edited by OneLine; Mar 04, 2012, 03:10 PM.
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        #4
        So, if executed from the terminal, one must use kdesudo instead of (what i posted, and have 'corrected') sudo. I guess I should have known that, as it executes a graphical distribution upgrade process.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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          #5
          While it may not be true for Kubuntu, my experience with upgrading to a new release versus a fresh install has been that a fresh install is always better. So, I'd back up all my important data. More work, for sure, but the results are cleaner and better, IMO.
          "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
          – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

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            #6
            Maybe ?

            Background

            Earlier: http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...tions-in-12-04

            The anacron is updating the package database. The update-notifier-common (it seems to be a bunch of script files) is writing:

            /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp
            /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available
            /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp
            /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available

            It seems that the do-release-upgrade (a python script) is using the /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available.

            Testing

            Removing the /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available and rebooting.
            After the reboot:
            :~$ kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
            Checking for a new ubuntu release
            No new release found
            Touching myself:
            Code:
            sudo touch /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available
            There should be release-upgrade-available...
            Code:
            ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available
            -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-03-05 09:19 /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available
            and the kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade is working...




            Something to Try

            1) Make the /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available
            Code:
            sudo touch /var/lib/update-notifier/release-upgrade-available
            2) Launch the kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade
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              #7
              Thanks for all the suggestions guys (gals??), but I still am getting the same results. Will keep working on the issue. As a note, release-upgrade-available was already at zero byte file. But I went ahead and deleted it and did the touch command to create a new blank file.

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                #8
                At this point, after much searching on a few other forums and through google I still have not found an answer that works. I guess I will need to wait until 12.04 goes live and see if I will stick with (K)ubuntu or move on to another distro.

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                  #9
                  I have the same issue - the upgrade instructions don't work at all for me.

                  Using the command line I get the following:

                  ian@ian-MXC051:~$ kdesudo "do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f kde -d"
                  Checking for a new ubuntu release
                  No new release found
                  ian@ian-MXC051:~$

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                    #10
                    Try replacing all instances of "oneiric" with "precise" in sources.lst (maybe delete the "#deb cdrom ... " line while you're at it) and go through the "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" or use Muon, clicking on "Check for updates" then "Ful upgrade".
                    The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers. -- Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires (now Pope Francis)

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                      #11
                      Thanks

                      I have shied away from that for now as I have a number of ppas that probably don't have precise versions yet so to avoid conflicts I've left well alone for now.

                      One thing does concern me though - I have got the live cd of 12.04 beta 1. When I run it, either as a CD or a USB, network-manager recognises all wireless connections in range but sees all those with WPA as WEP! wpasupplicant is installed so I can't see what might be causing this. Has this happened to anyone else and, if so, will it correct itself on install?

                      Thanks

                      Ian

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                        #12
                        My Precise installation's KNetworkManager, which I always replaced with wicd in previous releases because it was unreliable, has been working great in Precise. It shows at least twice as many APs as wicd did. Either that or twice as many people in my area are running wifi now.

                        Anyway, the icons indicating AP type are showing them correctly. A green shield is a WPA, a yellow shield is a WEP and a red shield is insecure.
                        "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
                        – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

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                          #13
                          Thanks GG
                          I agree that the network manager has become much more reliable - I haven't used Wicd for about a year now.

                          Here's what I find so strange - I have downloaded two 12.04 ISOs and the results running the resulting live CDs/USBs are the same - connections that I know to be WPA2 show the yellow shield and, worse, do not have a WPA setting available so I cannot wirelessly connect to the internet at all. Very odd that it's not happening to anyone else but I currently see it as something of a roadblock.

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                            #14
                            No problem. At least kee pit in mind once all of the PPA's you have enabled have precise versions and you still have those version upgrade problems
                            The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers. -- Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires (now Pope Francis)

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                              #15
                              Well I have managed to do the upgrade to 12.04.

                              I took the advice, and changed my sources.list. I replaced all occurrences of Oneric with Precise and was able to do the dist upgrade that way. So far it seems to have worked, I have not had much time to play around with it yet. But should over the next few days.

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