Author Topic: Problems upgrading Ubuntu (Read 1290 times)

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #15 on:** 5 August 2006, 15:33 »

I've given it another go.

I did some Googling and found a tutorial, I typed some commands into bash and there were loads of errors but it's seemed to have worked. I think it might be fucked though, everytime it boots memtest pops up, and goes through many loops, and doesn't generate any errors. I left it running for 2 and a half hours and it just kept looping round, when I pressed ESC to quit and reboot it just locked up.The first time I saw memtest Ithought it was a bios thing as it looked like my BIOS setup, however I soon discovered this wasn't the case as I could still access the boot menu and BIOS set up. I've bypassed it and booted into Ubuntu and it seems to be running alright, the version info screen says version 6.06 so I'm not too bothered at the moment, if anything else fucks up I'll tell you lot.

worker201 · « **Reply #16 on:** 5 August 2006, 19:40 »

Perhaps you could also enlighten us as to what bash commands you used, and what sort of messages you got.

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #17 on:** 5 August 2006, 20:01 »

Quote from: worker201

Perhaps you could also enlighten us as to what bash commands you used,

I can't really remember exactly, I usesd a tutorial similar to this

Quote from: worker201

what sort of messages you got.

Similar to the ones in my previous post after apt-get update, then far too many screenfuls for my terminal buffer to store after apt-get -y dist-upgrade.

H_TeXMeX_H · « **Reply #18 on:** 5 August 2006, 23:31 »

Well I've never succesfully used apt for long periods of time, so I wouldn't know (I use yum).

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #19 on:** 6 August 2006, 00:57 »

What the hell is yum? Another package manager? Why do they have to use such silly names?

How do I set it up without fucking up anything else?

H_TeXMeX_H · « **Reply #20 on:** 6 August 2006, 01:41 »

Quote from: Aloone_Jonez

What the hell is yum? Another package manager? Why do they have to use such silly names?

How do I set it up without fucking up anything else?

It's an rpm manager, so you need rpms to install. Using ubuntu you use deb packages don't you ? Then you might have to stick with apt.

http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/index.ptml

BTW, why not ask the Ubuntu team about your problem, they might know a solution.

worker201 · « **Reply #21 on:** 6 August 2006, 02:33 »

How about we have a look at your sources.list?

Here's a fiendishly comprehensive one:
http://italy.copybase.ch/blog/lista-repository-sourceslist-ottimizzata-per-ubuntu-kubuntu-linux/

Here's a basic one from the Ubuntu guide:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#How_to_add_extra_repositories

If it looks okay, consider the possibility that you have some sort of network issue, like a firewall, or you require a proxy. If the latter is the case, here's the info on how to do it:
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/apt.conf.5.html
Suuposedly, there are sample conf files available in /usr/share/doc.

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #22 on:** 6 August 2006, 12:33 »

Alright, attached is a copy of my sources.list

By the way:

Quote from: wiki

BACKPORTS REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)

What does that mean?

Does it mean may contain warez, I don't like the sound of this.

[verwijderd door de beheerder]

H_TeXMeX_H · « **Reply #23 on:** 6 August 2006, 17:32 »

Quote from: Aloone_Jonez

Alright, attached is a copy of my sources.list

By the way:

What does that mean?

Does it mean may contain warez, I don't like the sound of this.

It may contain things that are illegal to distribute in the US ... like codecs and stuff. Livna (the Fedora Core repo of a similar nature) contains stuff like that too ... I've been using it for let's see about a year and the cops have yet to bash down my door and hawl me off.

Here is the wiki definition of the Backports repo:

Quote

Backporting is the process of compiling and providing new packages for a distribution that no longer gets any updates except for security purposes - for example backports are often made to bring the latest, greatest version of a crucial piece of software to a version of an OS that it isn't officially available for. Specifically, when backporting, the package is taken from the current development version of the OS.

source: http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

For example take a look at the packages in the hoary restricted section:
http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-extras/restricted/binary-i386/

I see lots of codecs, many of them non-free and illegal to distribute in the US.

P.S. Fuck da polis !!!

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #24 on:** 6 August 2006, 17:43 »

I still haven't managed to perform all the updates but I've managed to install WINE and it's come a long way since I last tried it. It runs OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 and I haven't noticed any bugs, it works so well and fast, I don't know why I've bothered to install the Linux version! I still can't get all my old Windows software to run but it's a lot better than it used to be. I supposes it's because there haven't been any new Windows versions released for awhile and this'll all change when Vista appears, sadly I can't imagine it running any Vista programs.

pofnlice · « **Reply #25 on:** 6 August 2006, 19:09 »

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

would you want too!!!!!!!!!

Just run the Linux version and you won't need a library interpreter at all. It's actually faster I'm sure!

As for Vista progs...

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

would you want too!!!!!!!!!

I think it's reasonable to say, although the Beta has been out there and undoubtedly, work has begun. It will be a while before Wine has Vista progs ready to work right.

But...again I have to say...

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

would you want too!!!!!!!!!

H_TeXMeX_H · « **Reply #26 on:** 6 August 2006, 20:32 »

Cuz Window$ is cool

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #27 on:** 6 August 2006, 23:57 »

Quote from: pofnlice

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

would you want too!!!!!!!!!

Because the Windows version is easier to set up and I only have to install one program.

Quote from: pofnlice

Just run the Linux version and you won't need a library interpreter at all. It's actually faster I'm sure!

I didn't really notice much difference in speed, infact it's fater because it has a quickstarter.

Quote from: pofnlice

As for Vista progs...

why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

would you want too!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps because there might be no decent Linux alternative for the program you need?

Quote from: pofnlice

I think it's reasonable to say, although the Beta has been out there and undoubtedly, work has begun. It will be a while before Wine has Vista progs ready to work right.

Just thinking, Vista programs will all be .net which is supposed to be open so it should be better, there again I'm probably wrong.

piratePenguin · « **Reply #28 on:** 7 August 2006, 00:12 »

.net programs should run through mono, I think, or should at least be easily portable to other platforms.

piratePenguin · « **Reply #29 on:** 7 August 2006, 00:15 »

http://ubuntuforums.org/ is an excellent community btw, they'd definetly help with your ubuntu problems.

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« previous next » Print Pages: 1 [2] Go Down Author Topic: Problems upgrading Ubuntu (Read 1290 times) Aloone_Jonez Administrator Posts: 4,083 Kudos: 954 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #15 on: 5 August 2006, 15:33 » I've given it another go. I did some Googling and found a tutorial, I typed some commands into bash and there were loads of errors but it's seemed to have worked. I think it might be fucked though, everytime it boots memtest pops up, and goes through many loops, and doesn't generate any errors. I left it running for 2 and a half hours and it just kept looping round, when I pressed ESC to quit and reboot it just locked up.The first time I saw memtest Ithought it was a bios thing as it looked like my BIOS setup, however I soon discovered this wasn't the case as I could still access the boot menu and BIOS set up. I've bypassed it and booted into Ubuntu and it seems to be running alright, the version info screen says version 6.06 so I'm not too bothered at the moment, if anything else fucks up I'll tell you lot. Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: worker201 Global Moderator Posts: 2,810 Kudos: 703 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #16 on: 5 August 2006, 19:40 » Perhaps you could also enlighten us as to what bash commands you used, and what sort of messages you got. Logged Aloone_Jonez Administrator Posts: 4,083 Kudos: 954 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #17 on: 5 August 2006, 20:01 » Quote from: worker201 Perhaps you could also enlighten us as to what bash commands you used, I can't really remember exactly, I usesd a tutorial similar to this Quote from: worker201 what sort of messages you got. Similar to the ones in my previous post after apt-get update, then far too many screenfuls for my terminal buffer to store after apt-get -y dist-upgrade. Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: H_TeXMeX_H Member Posts: 1,988 Kudos: 494 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #18 on: 5 August 2006, 23:31 » Well I've never succesfully used apt for long periods of time, so I wouldn't know (I use yum). Logged Aloone_Jonez Administrator Posts: 4,083 Kudos: 954 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #19 on: 6 August 2006, 00:57 » What the hell is yum? Another package manager? Why do they have to use such silly names? How do I set it up without fucking up anything else? Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: H_TeXMeX_H Member Posts: 1,988 Kudos: 494 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #20 on: 6 August 2006, 01:41 » Quote from: Aloone_Jonez What the hell is yum? Another package manager? Why do they have to use such silly names? How do I set it up without fucking up anything else? It's an rpm manager, so you need rpms to install. Using ubuntu you use deb packages don't you ? Then you might have to stick with apt. http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/index.ptml BTW, why not ask the Ubuntu team about your problem, they might know a solution. Logged worker201 Global Moderator Posts: 2,810 Kudos: 703 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #21 on: 6 August 2006, 02:33 » How about we have a look at your sources.list? Here's a fiendishly comprehensive one: http://italy.copybase.ch/blog/lista-repository-sourceslist-ottimizzata-per-ubuntu-kubuntu-linux/ Here's a basic one from the Ubuntu guide: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#How_to_add_extra_repositories If it looks okay, consider the possibility that you have some sort of network issue, like a firewall, or you require a proxy. If the latter is the case, here's the info on how to do it: http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/apt.conf.5.html Suuposedly, there are sample conf files available in /usr/share/doc. Logged Aloone_Jonez Administrator Posts: 4,083 Kudos: 954 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #22 on: 6 August 2006, 12:33 » Alright, attached is a copy of my sources.list By the way: Quote from: wiki BACKPORTS REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.) What does that mean? Does it mean may contain warez, I don't like the sound of this. [verwijderd door de beheerder] Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: H_TeXMeX_H Member Posts: 1,988 Kudos: 494 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #23 on: 6 August 2006, 17:32 » Quote from: Aloone_Jonez Alright, attached is a copy of my sources.list By the way: What does that mean? Does it mean may contain warez, I don't like the sound of this. It may contain things that are illegal to distribute in the US ... like codecs and stuff. Livna (the Fedora Core repo of a similar nature) contains stuff like that too ... I've been using it for let's see about a year and the cops have yet to bash down my door and hawl me off. Here is the wiki definition of the Backports repo: Quote Backporting is the process of compiling and providing new packages for a distribution that no longer gets any updates except for security purposes - for example backports are often made to bring the latest, greatest version of a crucial piece of software to a version of an OS that it isn't officially available for. Specifically, when backporting, the package is taken from the current development version of the OS. source: http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page For example take a look at the packages in the hoary restricted section: http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-extras/restricted/binary-i386/ I see lots of codecs, many of them non-free and illegal to distribute in the US. P.S. Fuck da polis !!! Logged Aloone_Jonez Administrator Posts: 4,083 Kudos: 954 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #24 on: 6 August 2006, 17:43 » I still haven't managed to perform all the updates but I've managed to install WINE and it's come a long way since I last tried it. It runs OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 and I haven't noticed any bugs, it works so well and fast, I don't know why I've bothered to install the Linux version! I still can't get all my old Windows software to run but it's a lot better than it used to be. I supposes it's because there haven't been any new Windows versions released for awhile and this'll all change when Vista appears, sadly I can't imagine it running any Vista programs. Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: pofnlice Member Posts: 999 Kudos: 650 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #25 on: 6 August 2006, 19:09 » why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why would you want too!!!!!!!!! Just run the Linux version and you won't need a library interpreter at all. It's actually faster I'm sure! As for Vista progs... why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why would you want too!!!!!!!!! I think it's reasonable to say, although the Beta has been out there and undoubtedly, work has begun. It will be a while before Wine has Vista progs ready to work right. But...again I have to say... why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why would you want too!!!!!!!!! Logged Quote from: "Orethrius" After all, running Windows without a decent anti-virus is like walking through a Red Light District after eating five metric tonnes of Viagra. H_TeXMeX_H Member Posts: 1,988 Kudos: 494 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #26 on: 6 August 2006, 20:32 » Cuz Window$ is cool Logged Aloone_Jonez Administrator Posts: 4,083 Kudos: 954 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #27 on: 6 August 2006, 23:57 » Quote from: pofnlice why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why would you want too!!!!!!!!! Because the Windows version is easier to set up and I only have to install one program. Quote from: pofnlice Just run the Linux version and you won't need a library interpreter at all. It's actually faster I'm sure! I didn't really notice much difference in speed, infact it's fater because it has a quickstarter. Quote from: pofnlice As for Vista progs... why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why would you want too!!!!!!!!! Perhaps because there might be no decent Linux alternative for the program you need? Quote from: pofnlice I think it's reasonable to say, although the Beta has been out there and undoubtedly, work has begun. It will be a while before Wine has Vista progs ready to work right. Just thinking, Vista programs will all be .net which is supposed to be open so it should be better, there again I'm probably wrong. Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: piratePenguin VIP Posts: 3,025 Kudos: 775 Re: Problems upgrading Ubuntu « Reply #28 on: 7 August 2006, 00:12 » .net programs should run through mono, I think, or should at least be easily portable to other platforms. Logged "What you share with the world is what it keeps of you." - Noah And The Whale: Give a little love a poem by my computer, Macintosh Vigilante Macintosh amends a damned around the requested typewriter. Macintosh urges a scarce design. Macintosh postulates an autobiography. 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