Maybe because I was using the last beta release (gadgets) but I
rebooted after doing the update and I still have a working system.
I did have to re0attach the gOS menu and clock but it all seems to
work just as it did.
this is the output of lsb_release -a
"No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
Codename: hardy
"
On Sep 25, 10:58 pm, phidia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looking at the wiki on gos I found this: "Upgrade problem
>
> When Ubuntu released version 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") on April 24, 2008,
> it became apparent that gOS (versions before gOS 3.0 Gadgets) could no
> longer use the update/upgrade facilities that Ubuntu offered. Any
> attempt to upgrade any version of gOS before version 3.0 will either
> fail with an "incompatible windows manager" error, or will remove all
> kernels from the system, rendering the system bricked. Version 3.0 of
> gOS solves the problem, as it is actually based on Ubuntu 8.04. And
> steps have been taken by Good OS to ensure the problem will not happen
> again. [35]"
> From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS_(operating_system)
>
> Using synaptic I was able to install the gnome based update manger and
> it appears to work offering me 95 packages to update.
> Since I would have to kill this install anyway and I'm multi-booting
> several distros anyway I'm going to see how the update manager does-
> but I won't let it remove any kernels. Let you know how it goes.
>
> On Sep 25, 10:18 pm, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > By the way, the new gOS 3 has a working updater, after installation I
> > immediately got over 100 updates, all together over 100MB of stuff was
> > updated.
>
> > On 26 sep, 02:45, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > It wont "upgrade" an older version, it just can be installed in it's
> > > place, but you can install it as a "dual boot" next to an earlier
> > > installed OS. Then you should be able to copy files over from the
> > > older OS to the newer OS, and finally if you want to get rid of the
> > > older OS, you can boot the live CD, and from it install the
> > > partitioner "gparted", and run it to remove the older OSs partition,
> > > and resize the newer OSs partition with the freed space, bit you have
> > > to knwo what you are doing.
>
> > > Otherwise its safer and easier to just burn the files you want to
> > > rescue to a CD or DVD, or save them to a USB memory-stick.
>
> > > On 25 sep, 17:21, aikidave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > When I upgrade to version 3 of gOS, is it going to overwrite
> > > > everything on my hard drive? Do I need to copy all my files off before
> > > > I upgrade?
> > > > Will the version 3 gOS installer automatically remove the older,
> > > > incompatible version of Ubuntu?
> > > > I have one of the original Everex TC2502 PCs and am still running
> > > > Version 1 of gOS.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dave
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