On Monday 31 of December 2012 21:26:31 Marvin L Jones wrote: > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, Marvin L Jones wrote: > >On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, Timothy Pearson wrote: > >>> I can't find a ppa for v3.5.12. There seems to be no equivalent: > >>> ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-v3.5.12/ubuntu > >>> lucid main , etc. > >> > >>Try this: > >> > >>deb http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity/ubuntu > >>lucid main > >>deb-src > >> http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity/ubuntu > >> lucid main > >>deb > >>http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-builddeps/ > >>ubuntu lucid main > >>deb-src > >>http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-builddeps/ > >>ubuntu lucid main > > > >Thanks, Tim! > > > >>> And, to be clear, going from 3.5.11->3.5.12->3.5.13 will ease me > >>> through all the name changes from *-kde3 to *-trinity?? I don't > >>> want to FUBAR this 'production' workstation -- well, not beyond the > >>> usual few glitches? > >> > >>Yes, it will ease you through everything. I can't guarantee that > >>everything will be glitch-free (see other posts on this list > >> regarding the upgrade process), but this will be the easiest way to > >> go. > > > >And, I believe the best approach is to: > > > > 1. apt-get update/upgrade the system in the current configuration > > 2. boot to a command line > > 3. Change the Trinity ppa sources to 3.5.12 > > 4. apt-get update/upgrade to pull in 3.5.12 > > 5. boot into TDE and look around.... then upgrade to 3.5.13 > > Back in March I was successful in dragging both my desktop and netbook > from lucid+kde3.5.11 to lucid+trinity3.5.13.1. All updates/upgrades > went Just Fine. > > Today I dug out a laptop that was loaded with lucid+kde3.5.11 and had > been "gathering dust on the shelf" for about a year. I now have a use > for it. I attempted to upgrade to trinity 3.5.12 (in order to then > upgrade to trinity 3.5.13.1) with the above repositories. > > Alas, I got: > |... > |Err http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net lucid/main Packages > | 404 Not Found > |Err http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net lucid/main Sources > | 404 Not Found > |... > |W: Failed to fetch > | > | http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-builddeps/ > |ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 404 Not Found > | > |W: Failed to fetch > | > | http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-builddeps/ > |ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/source/Sources.gz 404 Not Found > | > |E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > | ones used instead. > > Back in March or April Tim had said he would give notice before > removing those repositories, but I either missed it if that was the > case, and/or they are gone for good. > > How now to get this laptop from 3.5.11 to 3.5.13.1? > > ( I did a "test" setup to upgrade directly to 3.5.13.1, but replied > ( "No" when asked to proceed after the BIG List of new/updated > -trinity ( modules was presented. So, those repositories will probably > work ( for me _if_ I could get this laptop to 3.5.12... ) > > Happy New Year!! > Jonesy > Hi Jonesy, You can use apt sources pointing directly to one of the mirrors: deb http://depot-trinity.dotriver.eu/trinity/debian squeeze main deb http://depot-trinity.dotriver.eu/trinity-builddeps/debian squeeze main Or upgrade from 3.5.11 straight to 3.5.13.x. This would not be a problem. Slavek --