Comment 6 for bug 475941

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David Phillipps (daviphillipps) wrote : Re: [Bug 475941] Re: Can't upgrade to 9.10

I fixed it.
I have a dedicated ubuntu server running dans guardian to filter the
internet. My router forces everyone to use it as a proxy. Somehow the files
went downloading through through the proxy.
Thanks again for our help,
David

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:47 PM, David Phillipps
<email address hidden>wrote:

> david@teh-summit:~$ sudo find /tmp -name "karmic.tar.gz*"
> [sudo] password for david:
> /tmp/tmpRpdxvu/karmic.tar.gz.gpg
> /tmp/tmpRpdxvu/karmic.tar.gz
> david@teh-summit:~$ sudo tar tzvf karmic.tar.gz
> tar: karmic.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
> tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> tar: Child returned status 2
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> david@teh-summit:~$ sudo tar /tmp/tmpRpdxvu/karmic.tar.gz
> tar: Old option `g' requires an argument.
> Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information.
> david@teh-summit:~$
>
> Thanks for your help,
> David
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Michael Vogt <email address hidden>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your bugreport.
>>
>> Could you please run
>> $ find /tmp -name "karmic.tar.gz*"
>> and if its found run
>> $ tar tzvf karmic.tar.gz
>> on it and attach output
>>
>> --
>> Can't upgrade to 9.10
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/475941
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu: New
>> Status in “update-manager” source package in Lucid: New
>> Status in “update-manager” source package in Karmic: New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> When I open the Update Manager it says "New distribution release '9.10'
>> available". If I click upgrade it shows me the release notes. If I agree and
>> click upgrade again it just exits.
>>
>> If I try apt-get dist-upgrade it says I am up to date. Same for aptitude.
>>
>> I am running Ubuntu 9.04
>>
>> ProblemType: Bug
>> Architecture: i386
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
>> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
>> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>> Package: yelp 2.25.1-0ubuntu5
>> ProcEnviron:
>> LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
>> SHELL=/bin/bash
>> SourcePackage: yelp
>> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
>>
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