Cant update oneric to precise 12.04

[aravind4j]

i had 12.04 a couple of days before , but had to format !!

so i installed oneric ocelot again using cd and tried to update it but couldn't

and could any one pls tell me how to acquire superuser privilege ?!

i have the following error message when i tried to update from Konsole


ravind4j@Cerebro:~$ dpkg -i package
dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege
aravind4j@Cerebro:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
[sudo] password for aravind4j:
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric InRelease
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/main Translation-en_IN
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) oneiric/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-proposed InRelease
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-proposed Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-proposed Release [40.8 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Sources [5,351 B]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources [877 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Sources [149 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Sources [4,677 kB]
25% [6 Sources 418 kB/4,677 kB 8%] 57.6 kB/s 1min 13sx28% [6 Sources 579 kB/4,677 kB 12%] 57.6 kB/s 1min 11sx29% [6 Sources 610 kB/4,677 kB 13%] 57.6 kB/s 1min 10st
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Sources [3,347 B]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Sources [141 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Sources [3,660 B]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Sources [54.5 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main Sources [2,742 B]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse Sources [14 B]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe Sources [9,019 B]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Sources [1,959 B]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Sources [37.8 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Sources [1,644 B]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Sources [17.3 kB]
Fetched 5,981 kB in 1min 41s (58.8 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/...neiric/Release Unable to find expected entry 'deb-src/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...curity/Release Unable to find expected entry 'oneiric/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/Release Unable to find expected entry 'deb-src/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/Release Unable to find expected entry 'deb-src/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dis...pdates/Release Unable to find expected entry 'oneiric/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dis...kports/Release Unable to find expected entry 'oneiric/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dis...curity/Release Unable to find expected entry 'oneiric-proposed/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dis...oposed/Release Unable to find expected entry 'oneiric/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.



need HELP !!

[gnomek]

Have a look:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pr...grades/Kubuntu
You want to upgrade. Command:

sudo apt-get update

only updates information about what packages are available in repositories. It doesn't install anything.

Request about superuser privilege means that you need to type sudo before any other command.

Edit:
But I would recommend a clean fresh install of 12.04. It will be much quicker and less problem risky.

[SteveRiley]

Distribution upgrades are reasonably pain-free now. Before going through the hassle of yet another rebuild, try this at a command prompt:

sudo do-release-upgrade

[sartic]

I am planning to upgrade ubuntu 10.4.x 64bit (gnome2 desktop) to Kubuntu 12.04.1.
Having problems with 10.4 last months:
-remote (vnc) dies sometimes
-gnome2 "hangs" sometimes with open only one program and wallpaper (all other is missing; but running)
It is my home NAS, web server, Jabber server and Amule (from PPA!).
Plan is:
-upgrade to next LTS
-install kubuntu-desktop

Anyone done this?

[vinnywright]

you can ......but I would not recommend it ......having the 2 DE's installed together now days creates quirks in their behaviour .......I would suggest a fresh install of Kubuntu-12.04

if for some reason that’s not an option .......let us know what quirks you discover when you do it ....

VINNY

[sartic]

i will ...

i remove non open amd graphic driver.... it is more stable now.

[sartic]

i tested krfb and it is disaster... so my plan is stalled

http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...ms-alternative