How to upgrade server from 8.10 to newer version?
- by DisgruntledGoat
I have a server still running Ubuntu 8.10. If I run apt-get update I get a bunch of 404 errors on the packages. I've asked a few questions on Server Fault but got nowhere. Here's what I've done:
Run apt-get update which returns errors like:
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
404 Not Found
[and same for many other packages]
Run do-release-upgrade which returns:
Checking for a new ubuntu release
Failed Upgrade tool signature
Failed Upgrade tool
Done downloading
extracting 'jaunty.tar.gz'
Failed to extract
Extracting the upgrade failed. There may be a problem with the network or with the server.
Edited /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and changed from Prompt=normal to Prompt=lts (as suggested here). Running do-release-upgrade after this returns:
Checking for a new ubuntu release
current dist not found in meta-release file
No new release found
So basically, it seems like I cannot upgrade because my current distro is out of date and not supported. Is there a way to upgrade direct to 10.x or 11.x?