I found I was getting these errors when doing the "
do-release-upgrade" Checking for a new ubuntu release Failed Upgrade tool signature Failed Upgrade tool Done downloading
extracting 'jaunty.tar.gz' Failed to extract
Extracting the upgrade failed. There may be a problem with the network or with the server.The following information is from numerous sources. It worked for me, I cannot guarantee it will work for you. Try not to do the upgrade over SSH as problems can occur.
Note: Ubuntu has an upgrade guide that goes over upgrading older versions here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades?action=show&redirect=IntrepidUpgrades
Add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list and comment out the old entries:
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-security main restricted universe multiverse
# Optional
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
Update with the new repositories, and upgrade packages against the intrepid repository:
run
"sudo apt-get update &&
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade""sudo apt-get install update-manager-core"
Fix the meta-release file:
Copy the old file from http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release to a local file to /etc/meta-release.rvg. Modify /etc/meta-release.rvg so that "archive" is replaced by "old-releases"
Modify /etc/update-manager/meta-release so that it points to the local file rather than the
incorrect URI on the ubuntu site.
[METARELEASE]
URI = file:///etc/meta-release.rvg
URI_LTS = http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts
URI_UNSTABLE_POSTFIX = -development
URI_PROPOSED_POSTFIX = -proposed
run
"do-release-upgrade"
Reboot when prompted.
run
"lsb_release -a" to check the Ubuntu version.
After this the system upgraded to 9.04 just fine.
The next upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 was just as simple.
Fix the meta-release file again:
Copy the file from http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release to a local file to /etc/meta-release.rvg over-writing the existing one.
This time edit out all versions listed after Karmic and edit the line "Supported: 0" by replacing 0 by 1 for the Karmic entry only. Again, edit the /etc/apt/sources.list and comment out the old entries. Add these:
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
# Optional
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
Update with the new repositories, and upgrade packages against the intrepid repository:
Run
"sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade" incorrect URI on the ubuntu site as previously noted.
Run
"do-release-upgrade"
Reboot when prompted.
Run
"lsb_release -a" to check the Ubuntu version. You should now see 9.10 Karmic.
Lastly we upgrade to 10.04.
Fix the meta-release file again:
Copy the file from http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release to a local file to /etc/meta-release.rvg over-writing the existing one.
This time edit out all versions listed after Lucid and edit the line "Supported: 0" by replacing 0 by 1 for the Lucid entry only.Edite the /etc/update-manager/meta-release so that it points to the original URI on the ubuntu site.
Again, edit the /etc/apt/sources.list and comment out the old entries. Add these:
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
# Optional
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
Update with the new repositories, and upgrade packages against the intrepid repository:
Run
"sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade" "do-release-upgrade -d" (my system needed the -d or it would'nt update)
Reboot when prompted. The new logon prompt will show "Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS"
"lsb_release -a" to check the Ubuntu version. You should now see
10.04 LTS Lucid. 