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imsati · 05-03-2008, 03:04 AM

If you haven't already, try doing it via Terminal - usually much less of a hassle if you're even remotely familiar with command lines.

Try typing: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list, then enter your Root password. A file will open with lines of code. Anything that's not commented out (#) should begin with 'deb (http)' or 'deb(-src) http' and list various info afterwards, including the distribution towards the end. You could try changing 'feisty' to 'gutsy', leaving everything else as-is, then saving the file, and closing it. Then, from Terminal, type sudo apt-get update and then sudo aptitude upgrade.

But the question on my mind is...unless you have some serious hard-to-do tweaks on your current install or you installed everything to /root (and are lacking a /home partition), why go through the hassle of two dist-upgrades rather than just do a fresh install of 8.04? If you have a separate /home partition, just pop in a Live or Alt-Install CD, format /root, install there, and eat cake. Much easier/quicker that way.

05-03-2008, 03:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,556	If you haven't already, try doing it via Terminal - usually much less of a hassle if you're even remotely familiar with command lines. Try typing: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list, then enter your Root password. A file will open with lines of code. Anything that's not commented out (#) should begin with 'deb (http)' or 'deb(-src) http' and list various info afterwards, including the distribution towards the end. You could try changing 'feisty' to 'gutsy', leaving everything else as-is, then saving the file, and closing it. Then, from Terminal, type sudo apt-get update and then sudo aptitude upgrade. But the question on my mind is...unless you have some serious hard-to-do tweaks on your current install or you installed everything to /root (and are lacking a /home partition), why go through the hassle of two dist-upgrades rather than just do a fresh install of 8.04? If you have a separate /home partition, just pop in a Live or Alt-Install CD, format /root, install there, and eat cake. Much easier/quicker that way. __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 You do realize that everytime PC eye Posts, God kicks a puppy, and every time someone takes his advice, He smothers a kitten in front of a child, right? http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619