KubuntuDistUpgrade

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if you don't already have an edgy system make a chroot and install kubuntu-desktop: if you ''don't'' already have an edgy system make a chroot and install kubuntu-desktop:
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Add this to sources.list: If you ''do'' already have Edgy start Adept Manager and make sure kubuntu-desktop is installed.

In Adept Manager go to Manage Repositories and add this one:
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 * apt-get update
 * apt-get dist-upgrade		 or if you have KDE 3.5.6 Edgy packages installed add this one:
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(or you can use adept-updater) deb http://kubuntu.org/~jriddell/tmp/edgy-dist-upgrade-kde356/ ./
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Now (re)start adept-updater and follow the prompts until it tells you there is a new version of Kubuntu Click Apply, then Close, then Fetch Updates, then Full Upgrade then Apply Changes
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it will download the dist upgrade tool, and (fingers crossed) will run it. Quit Adept Manager and restart it

Click Fetch Updates

After updating the archive it should offer to upgrade Kubuntu, follow the wizard and the dist-upgrade tool should be downloaded and run.

Please comment on https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/84717 if it worked.

test the new Kubuntu Dist Upgrade tool!

if you don't already have an edgy system make a chroot and install kubuntu-desktop:

  • mkdir edgy
  • sudo debootstrap edgy edgy
  • mount -t none -o bind /tmp edgy/tmp
  • mount -t none -o bind /dev edgy/dev
  • mount -t none -o bind /proc edgy/proc
  • xhost +
  • sudo chroot edgy
  • export LANG=C
  • apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

If you do already have Edgy start Adept Manager and make sure kubuntu-desktop is installed.

In Adept Manager go to Manage Repositories and add this one:

deb http://kubuntu.org/~jriddell/tmp/edgy-dist-upgrade/ ./

or if you have KDE 3.5.6 Edgy packages installed add this one:

deb http://kubuntu.org/~jriddell/tmp/edgy-dist-upgrade-kde356/ ./

Click Apply, then Close, then Fetch Updates, then Full Upgrade then Apply Changes

Quit Adept Manager and restart it

Click Fetch Updates

After updating the archive it should offer to upgrade Kubuntu, follow the wizard and the dist-upgrade tool should be downloaded and run.

Please comment on https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/84717 if it worked.

KubuntuDistUpgrade (last edited 2008-08-06 16:18:35 by localhost)