Idea #370: Optional FULL patch to latest Ubuntu version

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Written by ubee the 29 Feb 08 at 01:12. Category: Installation.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New

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I've had problems installing version 7.10 on my system; however, 6 works just fine. It would be great if there were an easy option within the operating system to patch up to the latest Ubuntu version.

If there is a way... I'm not aware of it. If a windows user like me isn't aware of it, there's a good chance a lot of us are in the dark too.

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pynej wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:16

There already is.

update-manager -C

This command will, if run on an older distro, update to the current. And further more it works perfectly.

ubee wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:28

I just tried that command, and it didn't work. If there is a way to do it, it should be easy to find and complete.

~$ update-manager -C
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:17: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)
usage: update-manager [options]

update-manager: error: no such option: -C
~$

ubee wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:30

To add to the above, I have run the update manager through the GUI and downloaded all the updates. The problem is, I am not patching up to 7.10; I am still version 6.

csulok wrote on the 22 Mar 08 at 18:26

update-manager -d

foxbuntu wrote on the 10 Aug 08 at 03:31

sudo update-manager -c -d

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