Problems Upgrading Ubuntu from 7.10 to 8.04 LTS

[Madison Kelly]

Stephen wrote:
> So I first updated all packages in 7.10. This is something I have done 
> many times, and they were always uneventful.
> 
> I have found the Update Manager to be a pretty brainless tool to use.
> 
> The upgrade to 8.04 LTS did not go as well.
> 
> Now, I did get a lack of disk space error, and had to restart after 
> moving some files.
> I run both the server and desktop on the same machine.
> 
> I got maybe 50 errors during the install. I think they were all cases of 
> a dependency was missing.
> 
> Update Manager does not launch.
> 
> Apache works fine, but I did get errors related to PHP so I expect 
> something is not right and there are problems waiting for me.
> 
> I am considering just doing a new install. Ant thoughts on this?
> 
> Is there a checklist of config files I should save first?
> 
> I am thinking:
> 
> Samba
> Apache (virtual hosts)
> PHP
> MySQL
> 
> I am pretty sure that I am overlooking something.
> 
> All thoughts appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Stephen

I did the same update yesterday with minimal hassle. Some package called 
'chillispot' froze and I had to ctrl+c it, then remove it manually at 
the end of the update, but otherwise everything has worked.

If you're running Apache, I'd suggest tar'ing up '/etc' (configs) and 
'/var' (websites). Also, have you tried running 'apt-get -f update' (I 
may be slightly off on that command - the one that checks for broken 
packages and dependencies).

Also, I found the 'http://ca...' servers to not be working well. If you 
are using those (check /etc/apt/source.list), change the 'ca.' to 'us.' 
and try again.

Madi
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