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Strange feeling that is should be so difficult to update lubuntu to a newer version.

I'm running lubuntu 14.10 on an old computer. I was planning to update it to 17.10 but failed. First, I tried to use "Sofware Updater" - but 15.04 was not available.

Then I tried to make a bootable cd (not DVD) but it was not possible due to space limitation.

Then I tried to make a bootable USB by using "startup disk creator", but boot loader failed to install so bios didn't recognice the USB as a boot disk. I then tried using the dd command but bios didn't recognice that USB either.

I've used 4 hours on this. If it wasen't for the weekend I would never had time to do it. So, I'm wondering; should it really be that difficult to update to a newer version?

Anyone who knows a quick fix?

Fabby
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  • The "official" method for upgrading Ubuntu is from version-to-version (non-LTS), or from LTS-to-LTS. Upgrading from Lubuntu 14.10 to 17.10 would seem to be asking for problems. I'd recommend an install of 15.04, then progress up to 17.10. Or, a fresh install of 17.10. In both cases, be sure to backup your personal files first. – richbl Dec 28 '17 at 23:03
  • Thanks for the info. I'm basically trying to do a fresh install of 17.10 – user776410 Dec 28 '17 at 23:29
  • I think it is easier and safer to install mkusb and clone from the iso file to the USB pendrive; mkusb wraps a safety belt around dd. See this link, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb. In Lubuntu 16.04 LTS and newer versions, there is a new version of the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator, which is also a cloning tool, and it is also very reliable (to create USB boot drives of Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community flavours (Lubuntu et al)). If you have a very old computer, you need a 32-bit (alias i386) version of Lubuntu. – sudodus Dec 29 '17 at 21:00

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Have you tried using the command sudo do-release-upgrade ? I'd start with that. Since you have an "old computer", you should probably stick to 16.04 LTS (available here : official Lubuntu Documentation)

You might find some answers here, too : How to Upgrade from 14.10 to 15.04

Célestin Taramarcaz
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  • Thank you for your suggestion. But unfortunatly it didn't help. This is how the terminal looked like: – user776410 Dec 28 '17 at 23:31
  • administrator@ASE-Vostro-200:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade [sudo] password for administrator: Checking for a new Ubuntu release Your Ubuntu release is not supported anymore. For upgrade information, please visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/releaseendoflife Feil [translation:error] Upgrade tool signature 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.161 80] Feil [translation:error] Upgrade tool 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.161 80] Hentet [translation:get] 0 B på 0s (0 B/s) WARNING:root:file 'vivid.tar.gz.gpg' missing Failed to fetch Fetching the upgrade failed. There may be a network problem. – user776410 Dec 28 '17 at 23:31
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Update: Okay I found a solution which finally worked; I formatted the USB drive as "Hidden HPFS/NTFS (Bootable)" and run the dd command. That finally made it.

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