I had this exact issue a short while ago. The issue is that Ubuntu no longer has any of the packages for 12.10 live so apt fails to find the files it needs to do a dist. upgrade. I used the following post to get around this issue: http://askubuntu.com/questions/91815/how-to-install-software-or-upgrade-from-an-old-unsupported-release/91821#91821
There's more information here too: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades/ On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Chris Aitken <[email protected]> wrote: > <snip> > > > The problem is that you´re using a very old version of Flash. In fact, > you´re using very old version of everything, as far as I can see. > > Ubuntu 12.10 - means you´re using Ubuntu from October 2012. > Firefox 29 - the one I´m using is 34. > > Well, I think you should really think about updating your Ubuntu, so > you´ll also have all the other softwares updated, since you´re using old > repositories, with old versions of software. > > > OK. I'm going to upgrade. Is there an easy GUI method? System Tools > > Admin > Software Updater gave me ... > > Failed to download repository information. > > Chris > > > I found some easy commands at an Ubuntu site... > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade > sudo do-release-upgrade > That gave me ... > > chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ sudo apt-get update > [sudo] password for chris: > Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg > Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg > > [...] > > Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse i386 > Packages/DiffIndex > Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_CA > Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en > Err http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources > 404 Not Found > Err http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main i386 Packages > 404 Not Found > Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en_CA > > [...] > > Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en > Err http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > Err http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Sources > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_CA > Err http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en > Err http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Sources > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > > [...] > > Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe i386 Packages > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80] > Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse i386 Packages > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80] > W: Failed to fetch > http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/source/Sources 404 > Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > > W: Failed to fetch > http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/restricted/source/Sources > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > > [...] > > W: Failed to fetch > http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > > W: Failed to fetch > http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] > > E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones > used instead. > chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Calculating upgrade... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade > Checking for a new Ubuntu release > Your Ubuntu release is not supported anymore. > For upgrade information, please visit:http://www.ubuntu.com/releaseendoflife > > Err Upgrade tool signature > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.15 80] > Err Upgrade tool > 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.15 80] > Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s) > WARNING:root:file 'raring.tar.gz.gpg' missing > Failed to fetch > Fetching the upgrade failed. There may be a network problem. > chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ ^C > chris@owner-HP-Compaq-dc5750-Small-Form-Factor:~$ > > > > > > > --- > GTALUG Talk Mailing List - > [email protected]http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > > > > --- > GTALUG Talk Mailing List - > [email protected]http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > > > > --- > GTALUG Talk Mailing List - [email protected] > http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > >
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