Ubuntu Basics ==================== * http://superuser.com/questions/154333/what-is-the-difference-between-debian-and-ubuntu * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu/ForDebianDevelopers Checking Ubuntu Version -------------------------- * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckingYourUbuntuVersion lsb_release ~~~~~~~~~~~ * (Chroma recommends Ubuntu 11.04) :: aracity@aracity-desktop:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 9.04 Release: 9.04 Codename: jaunty Ubuntu Lifecycle ----------------- Ubuntu releases die after 18 months, with backing repositories going offline, so `apt-get update` will stop working and will not be able to install updates. * http://www.canonical.com/enterprise-services/support/server/support-life-cycles Diagram of lifecycles. * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS After death Ubuntu -------------------- * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades/Jaunty Update sources.list (30 Aug 2013) ------------------------------------ * http://askubuntu.com/questions/48025/what-to-do-when-cant-update-anymore-with-apt-get Edit "/etc/apt/sources.list" (with root permissions) substituting all the links: "http://archive.ubuntu.com/..." for "http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/..." Reconnecting to a backing old-releases repository, in order for `apt-get` to work again.:: aracity@aracity-desktop:/etc/apt$ sudo cp sources.list sources.list.apr15-2010 aracity@aracity-desktop:/etc/apt$ sudo cp sources.list sources.list.new aracity@aracity-desktop:/etc/apt$ sudo perl -pi -e 's,tw.archive.ubuntu.com,old-releases.ubuntu.com,g' sources.list.new aracity@aracity-desktop:/etc/apt$ sudo perl -pi -e 's,security.ubuntu.com,old-releases.ubuntu.com,g' sources.list.new aracity@aracity-desktop:/etc/apt$ diff sources.list sources.list.new 5,6c5,6 < deb http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted < deb-src http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted --- > deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted > deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted 10,11c10,11 aracity@aracity-desktop:/etc/apt$ :: aracity@aracity-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update ... Fetched 10.7MB in 11s (928kB/s) Reading package lists... Done aracity@aracity-desktop:~$