Ubuntu Beta upgrade
Note: these instructions apply to the Beta release and will be removed when 7.10 is released
If you wish to participate in testing the Ubuntu 7.10 beta, you can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure. People upgrading after the final release will not need to use the command line.
1.
Press Alt+F2 to run a command, or open a terminal window
2.
Run the following command:
update-manager -d
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions
If you have a working network connection, it should then inform you of the new release and offer to upgrade your system.
直接从ubuntu7.04升级到7.10的步骤
Before you start
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You can only directly upgrade to Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy Gibbon") from Ubuntu 7.04 ("Feisty Fawn") (see UpgradeNotes)
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Be sure that you have all updates applied to Ubuntu 7.04 before you upgrade
Note: If you have a version of Ubuntu which was released before Ubuntu 7.04, please see Installation/UpgradeFromOldVersion for information on how to upgrade.
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You can only directly upgrade to Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy Gibbon") from Ubuntu 7.04 ("Feisty Fawn") (see UpgradeNotes)
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Be sure that you have all updates applied to Ubuntu 7.04 before you upgrade
Note: If you have a version of Ubuntu which was released before Ubuntu 7.04, please see Installation/UpgradeFromOldVersion for information on how to upgrade.
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升级时如出现错误，请看下文：
Troubleshooting
If you are not prompted to upgrade your system, or are getting this error:
warning: could not initiate dbus
current dist not found in meta-release file
You will need to edit your meta-release file to include Gutsy.
1.
Close the Update Manager
2.
Open a terminal window and run the following command: sudo nano /var/lib/update-manager/meta-release
3.
Scroll to the bottom of the file and add the following to the end:
Dist: gutsy
Name: Gutsy Gibbon
Version: 7.10
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the 7.10 release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... nouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... tsy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... tar.gz.gpg
1.
Press Ctrl + O
2.
This will prompt you to write out the file. Press the Enter key
3.
Press Ctrl + X to exit nano
4.
Issue the following two commands:
sudo apt-get update
gksudo "update-manager -c -d"
This should bring the Update Manager back up, allowing you to Upgrade to Gusty.
Troubleshooting
If you are not prompted to upgrade your system, or are getting this error:
warning: could not initiate dbus
current dist not found in meta-release file
You will need to edit your meta-release file to include Gutsy.
1.
Close the Update Manager
2.
Open a terminal window and run the following command: sudo nano /var/lib/update-manager/meta-release
3.
Scroll to the bottom of the file and add the following to the end:
Dist: gutsy
Name: Gutsy Gibbon
Version: 7.10
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 0
Description: This is the 7.10 release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... nouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... tsy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... tar.gz.gpg
1.
Press Ctrl + O
2.
This will prompt you to write out the file. Press the Enter key
3.
Press Ctrl + X to exit nano
4.
Issue the following two commands:
sudo apt-get update
gksudo "update-manager -c -d"
This should bring the Update Manager back up, allowing you to Upgrade to Gusty.
