I'm getting a feeling that ubuntu's 7.10 end-of-life is actually a cause for some of this mess.
The lack of gutsy folders at http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ may have made the upgrade die in an unexpected way. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda <ladyp...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Zohar, > > I second Dotan - since Ubuntu 7.10 is no longer supported, it would be > risky to run it even if you succeed in your recovery attempts, because you > will have to update packages manually. It is possible, but if, as you say, > you are not so good with Linux, then you want the easy and quick solution > for updating your system. Ubuntu 9.04 has a very convenient updating system > - it pops up to tell you what updates exist, that you have not installed > already, and if you try to use a command which is included in a package you > have not installed, it tells you what package to install in order to have > that command. > > I do not see any installation party in the near future, although some > people, including Amichai Rotman, talked about it recently. However, Linux > installation nowadays is very easy and safe, so just burn the iso and > install. > > You are always welcome to Haifux, of course, for lectures and help (you can > bring your laptop before the meeting, and people can try to help you). There > are also advisors in the CS farm (what faculty are you?) who specialize in > Linux, their room is at the back of the farm, and reception hours are on the > door. > > Orna. > > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Zohar. It sounds like you've stopped the computer and botched a >> critical update. As Ubuntu 7.10 is no longer supported, the simplest >> (by far) solution would be to save your /home/ directory then install >> Ubuntu 9,04. You are in for a nice or a nasty surprise (depending on >> your point of view) if you use KDE, though. Before proceeding with my >> advice, however, have your brother confirm or deny that it is a good >> solution. He's the guy that _I_ trust! >> >> -- >> Dotan Cohen >> >> http://what-is-what.com >> http://gibberish.co.il >> _______________________________________________ >> Haifux mailing list >> Haifux@haifux.org >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Haifux mailing list > Haifux@haifux.org > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux > >
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