How to find Kubuntu Version #

[Ramesh Rao]

Bas,

I  knew I could depend on people like you for help. Your spontaneous instructions and advice  proves the point.

My 11.10 version is a year old. I am skeptical about leading the pack. If 12.04 is stable and well tested, I guess I will tryout that. 

My Muon Package Manager shows that "luckybackup" is not installed. I will do so using Muon.

Thanks again,
Ramesh
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 18:41:36 +0200
Subject: RE: How to find Kubuntu Version #
From: basroufs at gmail.com
To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com

Hello Ramesh,

one more thing. A good backup package  is "Lucky Backup". If you do not have that one, try to access the repository to get it:

sudo apt-get install lucky backup.

If this does not work, first follow Nils' advise for an upgrade to 12.04. Afterwords, install Lucky Backup, save your data and look for a convenient moment to carry out a fresh install of Kubuntu 13.04.

In general,  I carry out a fresh install twice a year.

Good luck.

Bas.

Op 29 mei 2013 18:08 schreef "Ramesh Rao" <rameshrao55 at hotmail.com> het volgende:




Thanks both Nils and Bas. 

I will plan to upgrade ASAP.

May I will have some issues, but based on my experience, I can bank on help from this user group.

Ramesh

Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 09:40:31 +0200

Subject: Re: How to find Kubuntu Version #
From: basroufs at gmail.com
To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com


Hello Ramesh,

if I would be in your position,  I would:

+ backup your data to an external HD;

+ fresh install 12.04 LTS or 13.04.

Respectfully yours,

Bas.

Op 29 mei 2013 09:23 schreef "Nils Kassube" <kassube at gmx.net> het volgende:

Ramesh Rao wrote:

> lsb_release cmd worked..

>

> ramesh at mozart:/etc$ lsb_release -a

> No LSB modules are available.

> Distributor ID: Ubuntu

> Description:    Ubuntu 11.10

> Release:        11.10

> Codename:       oneiric

>

> Did not find /etc/os-release though. It should be somewhere..



I didn't know from when on the file /etc/os-release was included. That's

why I provided both commands, and obviously 11.10 doesn't have that

file. Then 12.04 is the first release which includes that file.



Anyway, I'd like to mention that 11.10 has reached EOL [1] and it is

recommended to upgrade to a later version [2]. If the standard

repositories for 11.10 are already removed, you should change the

server from *.archive.ubuntu.com to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the file

/etc/apt/sources.list to make it work [3].





Nils



[1] <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2013-May/000174.html>

[2] <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades/Kubuntu>

[3] <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades>





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