My web, ftp... etc server has been running for years, on this Ubuntu (Jaunty) auto update, is err was on.

In the last day or two, it stopped, ( with a no more updates are availble ) type msg.

Now logic says upgrade to Lucid (LTS)

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All support for the 9.04 ended last month. An upgrade is mandatory if you wish to receive security updates and bug fixes in the future.

Upgrade instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KarmicUpgrades

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cheers what I thought!

Is there a way, to upgrade from a LUCID disc?

I have Backups ... but a manual upgrade....

never did trust network upgrades.


Still lucid to maveric went well on my regular day to day box.

When I upgraded my server distribution, I ran into trouble with some processes not starting. The work around was to change the start priority number in the rc.d folders. If I recall correctly, it had something to do with extra delay in bringing up the network interface and some processes wouldn't start without networking running first. So, when you do upgrade, be sure to double check things like spam assassin, amavis, ftp servers, etc, basically any service process, and watch them for a while. Also do some restarts and verify that things come back up properly.

You must upgrade incrementally from Jaunty to Karmic to Lucid to...

If you have the Lucid disk and want to do a fresh reinstall, that would be the clean and elegant solution, IMHO. Upgrades can be somewhat problematic in Ubuntu...

tell me about it. my server box ... has 4 disks hang off it. the back up is in progress!!!