I'm still thinking like it's the early 2000s and you just sed the sources list and update. I'm so glad they've "improved" the process.
You must be bored, but ok and thanks
I'm still thinking like it's the early 2000s and you just sed the sources list and update. I'm so glad they've "improved" the process. -- Drew |
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Well, that's Linux for you :D
Apparently, if you're a lunatic, you can upgrade from Windows 1 to Windows 10, having many adventures along the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH1BKPSGcxQ |
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
