On Sunday 30 of July 2017 16:32:16 dep wrote: > said Sl�vek Banko: > | I always strictly avoided the Ubuntu tool because one of the steps it > | performs is to disable all external apt sources. But this step is a very > | good reason for causing conflicts during the dist-upgrade. > | > | Instead, I use the classic Debian way == change the distribution name in > | all apt sources lists and then the common procedure: > | > | apt-get udpate > | apt-get upgrade > | apt-get clean > | apt-get dist-upgrade > | apt-get clean > | apt-get autoremove > > well, i'm about ready to push the button on this and before doing so (in > hope of avoiding irrational and panicked "what did i do wrong" posts to > the list!) i thought i'd post the contents of my /etc/apt/sources.list > file, in case i'm missing something obvious here it is: > > # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to > # newer versions of the distribution. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted > > ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the > ## distribution. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted > > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu > ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any > ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe > > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu > ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to > ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in > ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu > ## security team. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty multiverse > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates multiverse > > ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as > ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes > ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. > ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review > ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted > universe multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main > restricted universe multiverse > > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security multiverse > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security multiverse > > ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's > ## 'partner' repository. > ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the > ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users. > # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner > # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner > > ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party > ## developers who want to ship their latest software. > deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main > deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main > > ## Trinity Desktop Environment > deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/trinity-r14.0.0/ubuntu > trusty main > deb-src http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/trinity-r14.0.0/ubuntu > trusty main > deb > http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/trinity-builddeps-r14.0.0/ubun >tu trusty main > deb-src > http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity/trinity-builddeps-r14.0.0/ubun >tu trusty main > > ## DVD styler > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dvdstyler-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu trusty main > deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dvdstyler-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu trusty > main > deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty contrib > deb-src http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian trusty contrib > > have i anything here obviously wrong? > > thanks in advance to anyone who looks it over. At first glance it seems to be all right. Cheers -- Sl�vek