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Failed upgrading Ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04
I was upgrading Ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04. I am new to Ubuntu. It went well until the end. It downloaded all the new packages. While installing. Towards the end I got the following errors.
Could not ...
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Upgrading Ubuntu 14 to 16 when I accidently pressed suspend
I don't have any programing background.
So, I was upgrading the system via terminal, when it just started, i pressed suspend, instead of lock.
The screen froze. I switched it off. And when restarting, ...
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Steps to upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04.6 to 16.04.6 LTS or to latest 20.04 LTS (if possible) [duplicate]
I've been on 14.04 LTS for a while now and really keen to upgrade to the latest LTS version (if possible) or do I need to incrementally upgrade?
I will obviously backup my main directories and files ...
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CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt CRLfile
I am trying to upgrade a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server to 16.04. But when ever I ran sudo http_proxy="http://usrid:[email protected]:8080" apt update it returns following error:
Error message
Err http://...
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will upgrading ubuntu to 16.04 change my ruby version?
Will upgrading ubuntu version from 14.04 to 16 upgrade my ruby version 1.9.3 to its latest? I don't mind keeping multiple versions but it shouldn't delete the old one.
These are the upgrade steps I ...
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Problems upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 January 2020
I am trying to upgrade from 14.04 to 16,04
I am using this steps suggested by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6GUGoX5u8M&t=197s , however I am stuck after the first step and this is what it ...
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Upgrade or Fresh Install to Ubuntu 16.04 if I currently have Ubuntu 14.04
I currently have Ubuntu 14.04 installed on my system, which reached its End of Support in April this year. If I want to step up to Ubuntu 16.04, what is my best course of action - should I upgrade(i.e....
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Should I backup Windows files as well, while upgrading Ubuntu in a dual boot PC?
I had originally Windows installed on my system.Then I parititioned my C: drive and installed Ubuntu 14.04. I want o upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04. While backing up files in the Ubuntu, should I also ...
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Issue updating Ubuntu from 14.04.6 LTS to 16.04.6 LTS
I'm actually doing an internship in a company, so they asked me to update their Ubuntu before starting my job. The problem is that when I do the "do-release-upgrade", I've got an error message and ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 upgrade process, upgraded to 16.04 without do-release-upgrade
I had to upgrade an Ubuntu server running 14.04 to 16.04 to get it into compliance. Is it normal that after running 'apt-get upgrade' - that lsb_release -a shows 16.04? Why is this? I have yet to ...
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Cannot log in to Ubuntu after upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04
I am using a dual boot on a Dell laptop with both Windows and Ubuntu installed, I recently upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04 and it seemed fine. I was asked to restart the system after the update. However, ...
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Black screen after ubuntu 16.04 upgrade on VirtualBox
When Ubuntu 14.04(Lubuntu) was working fine, updated latest of 14.04(Not 16.04). Then following error started to appear after login:
VBoxClient: VBoxClient (seamless): failed to start. Stage: Setting ...
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ubuntu upgrade 14 to 16 NOT 18
Is there a simple way to do-release-upgrade from 14 -> 16 and not from 14 -> 18? The default behavior of do-release-upgrade is from 14 (trusty) to 18 (bionic) directly. This is giving me trouble and ...
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Can I upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu without problems using Software Updater? [duplicate]
I'm new to Ubuntu. Can I use this window for upgrading but without any problems?
Does the update process delete or change other applications I'm using?
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Upgrade from 14.04 specifically to 16.04.3, not 16.04.4
I see that do-release-upgrade tells me that it will upgrade to 16.04.4.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade -c
sudo: unable to resolve host ubuntu
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
New ...
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Strictly upgrade to 16.04 from 14.04 [duplicate]
For reasons beyond my control I need to upgrade a 14.04 release to 16.04 release and no further. Is this possible?
Im sure that sudo apt-get dist-upgrade will just update to the latest.
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Specify the version to be upgraded
I want to know if there is any way to specify the version I want to upgrade to. I mean, I have a server with 14.04 and I want to update to 16.04 and only this version.
Is there any way to tell Ubuntu ...
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Restoring files to upgraded Ubuntu version using Deja Dup
I am planning on upgrading my Ubuntu version from 14.04 to 16.04. I have a bunch of Deja Dup backup files for my 14.04 system.
Suppose I put them on an external drive, something goes wrong with the ...
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Is it safe to upgrade AWS Ubuntu Instance running live sites? [closed]
In 2015, I created an AWS instance running 14.04. After 2.5 years, I am wondering is it a good idea to upgrade as I see this message every day when I login to it?
Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (GNU/...
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Upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 - apt-get and most packages broken - Unable to correct dependencies
I fired off an upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04, which went south as far as dependencies are concerned. Unfortunately, I was inside of a virtualenv, which may explain why some of the upgrades didn't ...
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Error while upgrading from ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04
While upgrading using do-release from ubuntu 14.04 to ubuntu 16.04,I encountered the problems mentioned in apt: relocation error: version GLIBCXX_3.4.21 not defined in file libstdc++.so.6 with link ...
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How to upgrade Ubuntu to specific version? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu-14.04 now, and want to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04.
It will upgrade to the newest Ubuntu-17.10, if I use the commands below:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-...
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No desktop and internet after a dirty install of 16.04 from 14.04
I have a dual boot system and new ubuntu LTS 18.04 is releasing next month so I want to upgrade my system from 14.04 to 18.04. The best way for the up-gradation is first by going to 16.04 and then to ...
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Icons too big after migration from 14.04 to 16.04
My machine was in 14.04 with gnome fallback
I ve started the update towards 16.04, went ok.
Now when I log in the icons are just enormous"
If I log in with guest session, it goes on Unity with ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS apt problem
I want to upgrade my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS :
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
To 16.04 LTS.
I ran the command do-release-upgrade but ...
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Still booting from old kernel after upgrade
I upgraded 2 almost identical servers from 14.04.2 to 16.04.3 via do-release-upgrade.
One went fine but the other still boots from the old kernel. I tried all suggestions mentioned in similar ...
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After upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04, nginx error 502: bad gateway until nginx is restarted
As the title suggests, I upgraded ubuntu server 14.04 to 16.04. I use nginx as my web server, and am also running a java/tomcat server, setup in my nginx config as a proxy_pass.
Since the upgrade, ...
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difficulty upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04
Box type: Dell Inspiron E1505 with a Core2Duo and 2GB RAM
Problem history: I recently upgraded my machine from a 12.04 to a 14.04. Everything went smooth and within a few hours, I was prompted to ...
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Unable to access System Settings or install software after upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04
I have recently upgraded Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04.
I am unable to access System Settings and thus time and date settings, bluetooth settings, etc.
I tried installing ubuntu-desktop
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14.04.4 LTS to 16.04.3 LTS upgrade - ImportError: No module named 'lsb_release'
Please I need some help, I barely know and very new Ubuntu user. I'm trying to upgrade from 14.04.4 LTS to 16.04.3 LTS by using
do-release-upgrade
but it fails and I got that error message
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How to upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 using sudo do-release-upgrade?
Whenever I try to upgrade I get the following errors.
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jessie/main/binary-i386/Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80] , E:Some index files failed to ...
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Packages still at 14.04 version after upgrade to 16.04
I've recently upgraded a couple of VPS from 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS. The upgrade has apparently ended successfully.
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.9.36-x86_64-linode85 x86_64)
I've now ...
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Error when upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Currently, I use Ubuntu 14.04. I have finally decided to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04. But when I try to do so, I run into an error.
First, I run the Software Updater, which prompts me the following ...
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Restore Ubuntu after cancelled upgrade to 16 - contents of usr/lib64 now missing
I let someone use my laptop and they cancelled the upgrade from 14 to 16 after accidently starting it. We believe this resulted in the contents of usr/lib64 being deleted. So far, the only victim ...
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Can't seem to upgrade from Ubuntu LTS 14.04 to 16.04 [duplicate]
I used DigitalOceans's instructions to try and upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 at this site.
$ sudo do-release-upgrade
[sudo] password for charlie:
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Get:1 Upgrade tool ...
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Upgrade 14.04 to 16.04, get black screen with blinking underscore and 5 purple boxes with red/white dots in them
I have finally gotten around to upgrading to 16.04 from 14.04, and I just restarted my computer for the first time under 16.04. Unfortunately, the OS failed to boot. This is what the screen looks ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 on on Windows 10
I have Ubuntu 14.04 installed on Windows 10 as Bash on Ubuntu for Windows 10. I am trying to upgrade it using:
sudo do-release-upgrade
First, it gives this output:
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
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Ubuntu: safest directory to store backups?
I am storing backups on a Linux server (Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 16.04).
I do not want these files to be affected by updates, upgrades, etc. Currently I am storing my backups in the /opt/ directory on ...
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About upgrading on Dell Inspiron 15, 3000 series from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 [duplicate]
I am thinking of buying Dell Inspiron 15, 3000 series that comes with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS pre-installed (http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15-3552-laptop-ubuntu/pd) I have been searching everywhere about ...
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Upgrading 14.04 to 16.04 can't update UTMP at boot
I used do-release-upgrade to switch from 14.04 to 16.04. After the upgrade cycle I rebooted and the boot gets stuck at upgrading the UTMP
This is a similar problem to here, however when I accessed ...
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Can't Upgrade from 14.04.5-LTS to 16.04-LTS
Using the GUI Updater which has always showed "Upgrade available" but I have ignored it -- up until today. :) Then got the errors.
The only two packages that I am aware of are BackInTime (BiT) and ...
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do-release-upgrade from LTS to newer (but not newest!) LTS
I have a server running 12.04 LTS and I'd like to upgrade it to 14.04 LTS. When I try to run do-release-upgrade -c, it shows that the command would update the system to 16.04 LTS instead. I read the ...
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How do I post a report from terminal and who will help me with what it says? [closed]
I tried to upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 but it would not take and now I'm stuck between them and nothing works but terminal and I don't know how to fix. I need someone who can go through the report and ...
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UnicodeDecodeError during release upgrade (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS > 16.04 LTS)
There is an Ubuntu 14.04.05 LTS Server-VM which has to be upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04.02 LTS. Unfortunately, I get the following error during the dist-upgrade:
**File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-...
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I have a TTY after upgrade to 16.04 [duplicate]
After upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, I have logged into tty1 and now I have this:
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-generic i686)
[Some more text in here]
user@localhost:~$
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS loads noticeably slower compare with 14.04
After uprading Ubuntu to 16.04 LTS I noticed that Ubuntu loads noticeably slower compare with 14.04. This mean it takes more time to load login screen after PC power on, and much more interval between ...
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Upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 and now I see dead black screen
Timeline:
I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 from 14.04.
It successfully upgraded with some errors related to python. So, I reboot the system. (that was my mistake)
Now I see: /dev/sda8: clean, xxxx/xxxxx ...
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unknown problem upgrading Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04
I started the upgrading process but it stops here
I don't know what can I do. Thanks for help
PD: Sorry for the bad picture
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Mouse and Keyboard stopped working after upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04
Mouse and Keyboard stopped working after upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04. So I guess it's because the USBs ceased to work. Though I can reach the login screen, I can't really log in as I have no way to ...
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target file system doesnt have requested sbin init
I tried to upgrade ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, I did the do-release-upgrade command after rebooting it froze on a black screen I force shut it, then restart but now I get this error:
I tried the answer ...
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