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# Navigate to <code>/etc/apt/</code> | # Navigate to <code>/etc/apt/</code> | ||
## Edit the <code>sources.list</code> file and remove (comment) any third part sources. Digital Ocean mirrors may need to be switched to Ubuntu repositories, but this requires testing. | ## Edit the <code>sources.list</code> file and remove (comment) any third part sources. Digital Ocean mirrors may need to be switched to Ubuntu repositories, but this requires testing. | ||
### Heatshield was the problem in this case. | |||
## Also edit any lists in <code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</code> to see if other third party sources are blocking the update. | ## Also edit any lists in <code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</code> to see if other third party sources are blocking the update. | ||
# Run the update again and see if it installs the correct packages. | # Run the update again and see if it installs the correct packages. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:01, 8 October 2024
How to upgrade older versions of Ubuntu
[edit | edit source]Some of our Digital Ocean servers are running older versions of Ubuntu, some as old as 16.04. These cannot upgrade using the standard distros and need to have their sources file edited to look for the correct upgrade paths, which have been sent to an archive mirror path.
To run an upgrade of Ubuntu, type
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo apt full-upgrade sudo apt autoremove
If the upgrade fails due to not finding sources or not downloading the correct packages, try the fix below.
Steps to upgrade
[edit | edit source]- Log in to Digital Ocean server via SSH
- Navigate to
/etc/apt/- Edit the
sources.listfile and remove (comment) any third part sources. Digital Ocean mirrors may need to be switched to Ubuntu repositories, but this requires testing.- Heatshield was the problem in this case.
- Also edit any lists in
/etc/apt/sources.list.dto see if other third party sources are blocking the update.
- Edit the
- Run the update again and see if it installs the correct packages.