When I go onto the Kubuntu site, and following the "upgrade from 9.04" instructions for upgrading to Kubuntu 9.10 beta, I am unable to do it form the internet or alternative disk. I have attached a snapshot of the problem. Please help me figure this out. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Re: Distribution upgrade for Kubuntu 9.10 beta, will not upgrade from Kubuntu 9.04.
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Re: Distribution upgrade for Kubuntu 9.10 beta, will not upgrade from Kubuntu 9.04.
Why not just do a clean install? This is beta (testing software) and is likely to have bugs.
It is not a regular upgrade. There is no reason to update at this point unless you are just wanting to experiment. That being said:
Did you follow the advice at the bottom of the page?
Troubleshooting
If you get an error stating one of these possibilities:
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Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
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Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
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Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
try executing the following:
'sudo dpkg --configure -a' in a terminal.
Afterwards, reboot, and try the upgrade again. This should help to fix any broken packages that are missing due to upgrade problems.
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Re: Distribution upgrade for Kubuntu 9.10 beta, will not upgrade from Kubuntu 9.04.
I have 179 GB's in the partition.Originally posted by spotslayerComment
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Re: Distribution upgrade for Kubuntu 9.10 beta, will not upgrade from Kubuntu 9.04.
Originally posted by rb0171610
The reason that I want to upgrade, and not do a clean install is, I an afraid of losing some of my software when I do a install/ I was planning to just partially overwrite my current version, completely replace it. The reason is, Kubuntu 9.10 beta version has a bug in package manger that will not allow it to install software. this is important in case I have to install deleted software. I know, I should just wait for at least the release candidate. I am just wanting to help in the testing, and I am also excited about the cool updates, especially the new version of firefox. I have already tried to 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' in terminal. Please give any input that could help, or ease my mind.
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Re: Distribution upgrade for Kubuntu 9.10 beta, will not upgrade from Kubuntu 9.04.
So you want to install a testing software even though you are afraid to lose your currently installed software? It sounds to me like you should just stick with what you already have or try installing the new version in a virtual machine. Have you tried virtualbox? Download the non-free version at http://www.virtualbox.org/. Or install the free version from the repositories.
So the new version has a bug in the package manager? Does this bug apply to synaptic, adept, kpackagekit, AND kpackage?
Does this mean you still cannot install software from the command line using aptitude or apt-get?:
apt-get update
apt-get install
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