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Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu: Dist-upgrade failed
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Art Alexion wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 March 2010 10:02:56 am Eric wrote:
>
>> I ran the Ubuntu Update Manager from the little icon that tells me there
>> are updates.
>>
>
> try running the command
> do-release-upgrade
> instead. It is much faster and has not given me problems. It may also
> provide more useful feedback.
>
> There was a problem with the last release of OpenOffice 3.1 which corrupts its
> registry and hampers an upgrade to 3.2. Purging OpenOffice and then
> reinstalling it is the recommended solution.
>
Ah! do-release-upgrade - I had forgotten about that.
I'll purge the OpenOffice (my system has 3.0) and try that... RIGHT
after I back up my /home partition!
Thanks,
Eric
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# Eric Lucas
#
# "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
# And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
# -- John Gillespie Magee Jr
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