[RESOLVED] No upgrade option in Lucid

[marek_online]

Software updates offers me no distribution upgrade option, so I can't switch from Lucid to Maverick.

I've enabled the "Normal Releases" in Software Sources > Updates, and done a complete dist-upgrade to bring all of my packages up to date, but no dice. I also tried disabling all of my ppas (though I haven't actually removed ppa packages), and unsurprisingly no change there either.

I've been using the ppa-backports of KDE 4.5.1 - do they need to be removed for the upgrade to be possible?

Any insight at all very welcome.

[Snowhog]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

Software Sources > Updates > Ubuntu updates (check them all)
Software Sources > Updates > Release upgrade (select Normal Releases)

[marek_online]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

Software Sources > Updates > Ubuntu updates (check them all)
Software Sources > Updates > Release upgrade (select Normal Releases)

Thanks, no change alas.

All of the "Kubuntu Updates" were already checked, and I'd set Release upgrade to "Normal Releases".

[oshunluvr]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

What about "Upgrade Notifications" under Notifications in System Settings > Look and Feel?

[claydoh]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

After making sure you have followed ALL the steps found in
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...grades/Kubuntu
the following command should start the upgrade if there still isn't an option in the gui for it.

kdesudo "do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f kde -d"

[marek_online]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

After making sure you have followed ALL the steps found in
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...grades/Kubuntu
the following command should start the upgrade if there still isn't an option in the gui for it.

kdesudo "do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f kde -d"

Thanks for the suggestion. This is all I get in response though (when the command is put in a terminal):

Checking for a new ubuntu release
No new release found

@oshunluvr: The upgrade notifications are all set.

This is starting to wreck my head.

[Snowhog]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

I doubt that it matters, but what Server are you pointed to: Software Sources > Ubuntu Software > Download from:

[claydoh]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

After making sure you have followed ALL the steps found in
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...grades/Kubuntu
the following command should start the upgrade if there still isn't an option in the gui for it.

kdesudo "do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f kde -d"

oops, try leaving off the "-d", that makes it look for a devel version

[marek_online]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

I doubt that it matters, but what Server are you pointed to: Software Sources > Ubuntu Software > Download from:

Yeah, doesn't seem to. I've tried "Main server" and "Ireland server" (my location).

oops, try leaving off the "-d", that makes it look for a devel version

It seemed to ponder that one for a while, but then just gave me the same "No new release found" message.

[helwitch]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid

I had a similar problem, and it turned out I'd set kpackagekit to only show long term support upgrades. This is in settings -> software sources -> updates -> release upgrade. I'm about to upgrade too, thanks to the linux mag article that said KDE 4.5 was worth upgrading for!

[marek_online]

Re: No upgrade option in Lucid


Well, wish I could say I know what did it, but I the upgrade option appeared. I just kept setting and resetting each of the options - particularly the repo servers and the update release options.

Whatever the cause, I'm now running a smoothly upgraded Maverick Meercat distro, and quite happy about it. (Now to Google what might be causing an Amarok crash....)

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.