How to update really old Ubuntu install? - (drook) - (39) - May 21, 2020, 10:00:50 AM EDT
         what happens when you use wget to get that file? -NT - (boxley) - May 21, 2020, 10:25:02 AM EDT
         Don't go straight from $ancient_version to $modern_version, if possible - (pwhysall) - (14) - May 21, 2020, 11:07:43 AM EDT
             Working, please wait... - (pwhysall) - (13) - May 21, 2020, 11:29:22 AM EDT
                 You must be bored, but ok and thanks - (drook) - (1) - May 21, 2020, 11:28:41 AM EDT
                     Well, that's Linux for you :D - (pwhysall) - May 21, 2020, 12:13:19 PM EDT
                 I noticed - (drook) - May 21, 2020, 03:09:00 PM EDT
                 So, it works. - (pwhysall) - (9) - May 21, 2020, 05:21:11 PM EDT
                     About to punt - (drook) - (8) - May 22, 2020, 11:19:32 AM EDT
                         What's in the logs? -NT - (pwhysall) - (7) - May 22, 2020, 11:24:13 AM EDT
                             Wood. HAAAAAHAHAHA!!!! - (drook) - May 22, 2020, 05:31:26 PM EDT
                             Nothing useful - (drook) - (5) - May 22, 2020, 10:06:38 PM EDT
                                 OS/2!! - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 22, 2020, 10:19:42 PM EDT
                                     OS/2 is Old! - (Andrew Grygus) - May 23, 2020, 01:52:46 AM EDT
                                 Progress! I think ... maybe - (drook) - (2) - May 23, 2020, 02:28:01 AM EDT
                                     I have had some success with Aptitude for apparently-borked apt issues -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - May 23, 2020, 05:12:11 AM EDT
                                         2nd this - (scoenye) - May 23, 2020, 12:40:10 PM EDT
         What's the toolchain you're trying to resurrect, btw? -NT - (pwhysall) - (19) - May 23, 2020, 05:12:41 AM EDT
             LaTex / Lyx plus several plugins for formatting -NT - (drook) - (18) - May 23, 2020, 08:54:39 AM EDT
                 Can't just lift config and make files? - (pwhysall) - (17) - May 23, 2020, 06:12:55 PM EDT
                     I set it up (apparently) 10 years ago - (drook) - (16) - May 23, 2020, 08:01:15 PM EDT
                         Let a lazy bastard help - (pwhysall) - (15) - May 24, 2020, 03:37:38 AM EDT
                             Lyx / LaTeX doesn't fail so usefully - (drook) - (14) - May 24, 2020, 09:20:46 AM EDT
                                 I had an old PC act up recently... - (Another Scott) - (13) - May 24, 2020, 11:07:27 AM EDT
                                     PS/2 keyboard works, but ... - (drook) - (12) - May 24, 2020, 01:22:16 PM EDT
                                         Also... - (pwhysall) - (11) - May 24, 2020, 05:20:12 PM EDT
                                             Maybe once I drop the coin on a new box - (drook) - May 24, 2020, 05:27:41 PM EDT
                                             This^^^^ - (crazy) - (9) - May 25, 2020, 08:08:46 AM EDT
                                                 Ok, so how? - (drook) - (8) - May 25, 2020, 09:38:47 AM EDT
                                                     It's been years for me since I've done this stuff - (crazy) - May 25, 2020, 12:15:02 PM EDT
                                                     If possible choose default instance environment. - (crazy) - May 25, 2020, 12:18:37 PM EDT
                                                     Re: Ok, so how? - (pwhysall) - (1) - May 25, 2020, 12:36:08 PM EDT
                                                         Nice. Thanks for the pointer. - (Another Scott) - May 25, 2020, 01:02:20 PM EDT
                                                     2) depends on your current active kernel - (scoenye) - (2) - May 25, 2020, 09:38:37 PM EDT
                                                         May not matter, I believe I've bricked it - (drook) - May 25, 2020, 10:17:55 PM EDT
                                                         10.04 works like a dream in VirtualBox - (pwhysall) - May 26, 2020, 02:21:18 AM EDT
                                                     Just came across this - (crazy) - June 5, 2020, 07:36:13 PM EDT
         Turns out there was an easy solution - (drook) - (2) - June 8, 2020, 05:37:15 PM EDT
             Neato. - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 8, 2020, 08:44:33 PM EDT
                 On running hot - (scoenye) - June 9, 2020, 06:22:48 PM EDT