Here is the workaround which worked for me: * Download the Kubuntu "Alternate Install CD", burn it and mount it in /cdrom * From a shell execute: cd $(mktemp -d) tar xzf /cdrom/dists/gutsy/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all/gutsy.tar.gz wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10255100/DistUpgradeViewText.patch patch < DistUpgradeViewText.patch sed -ie "s/View=.*/View=DistUpgradeViewText/" DistUpgrade.cfg sudo ./gutsy --cdrom /cdrom
The upgrade proceeds in text mode and completes successfully. Ironically there is also a minor bug in the text mode upgrade process (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/154195) - that is why the patch is necessary. This is the same workaround as described by cimmo, but hopefully a bit more detailed so a novice could apply it (yeah, right :-). -- [MASTER] [kde] Upgrade tool crashed with " Cannot allocate memory" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107188 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
