Failed to update to 18.04 from 16.04 — no error : where can I see the log

This is what I receive when I type
sudo do-release-update

Checking for a new Ubuntu release

Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [819 B]                                           

Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,263 kB]                                                  

Fetched 1,264 kB in 0s (0 B/s)                                                 

authenticate 'bionic.tar.gz' against 'bionic.tar.gz.gpg' 

extracting 'bionic.tar.gz'



Reading cache



Checking package manager

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree        

Reading state information... Done

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                          

Hit http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                       

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                  

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                 

Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)                                                      

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done



Restoring original system state



Aborting

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done

So it does nothing, but does not return an error. Is there anywhere I can see a log to figure out what went wrong?

edited Jan 31 at 11:30

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

would you be open to reinstalling OS, or are you only open to fixes regarding upgrade? because upgrade, even when it succeeded for me, had always resulted in a slower OS in general. since I keep home and storage separate, reinstalling for me is quicker then upgrading.

– tatsu
Jan 30 at 13:37

@tatsu I am curious to what is going wrong. I could go for a full reinstall, but it is much more of a bother.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:22

You're not downloading anything from the repos. Try changing the gb.* servers to another country, and disable all third party repos/PPAs, and try again. Report back to @heynnema

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 18:01

@heynnema I have updated the post to show wthat it gives with the main site: same..

– username
Jan 30 at 19:09

@username I don't know what's wrong then. Sorry.

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 20:41

add a comment |

This is what I receive when I type
sudo do-release-update

Checking for a new Ubuntu release

Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [819 B]                                           

Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,263 kB]                                                  

Fetched 1,264 kB in 0s (0 B/s)                                                 

authenticate 'bionic.tar.gz' against 'bionic.tar.gz.gpg' 

extracting 'bionic.tar.gz'



Reading cache



Checking package manager

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree        

Reading state information... Done

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                          

Hit http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                       

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                  

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                 

Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)                                                      

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done



Restoring original system state



Aborting

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done

So it does nothing, but does not return an error. Is there anywhere I can see a log to figure out what went wrong?

edited Jan 31 at 11:30

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

would you be open to reinstalling OS, or are you only open to fixes regarding upgrade? because upgrade, even when it succeeded for me, had always resulted in a slower OS in general. since I keep home and storage separate, reinstalling for me is quicker then upgrading.

– tatsu
Jan 30 at 13:37

@tatsu I am curious to what is going wrong. I could go for a full reinstall, but it is much more of a bother.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:22

You're not downloading anything from the repos. Try changing the gb.* servers to another country, and disable all third party repos/PPAs, and try again. Report back to @heynnema

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 18:01

@heynnema I have updated the post to show wthat it gives with the main site: same..

– username
Jan 30 at 19:09

@username I don't know what's wrong then. Sorry.

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 20:41

add a comment |

This is what I receive when I type
sudo do-release-update

Checking for a new Ubuntu release

Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [819 B]                                           

Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,263 kB]                                                  

Fetched 1,264 kB in 0s (0 B/s)                                                 

authenticate 'bionic.tar.gz' against 'bionic.tar.gz.gpg' 

extracting 'bionic.tar.gz'



Reading cache



Checking package manager

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree        

Reading state information... Done

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                          

Hit http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                       

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                  

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                 

Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)                                                      

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done



Restoring original system state



Aborting

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done

So it does nothing, but does not return an error. Is there anywhere I can see a log to figure out what went wrong?

edited Jan 31 at 11:30

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

This is what I receive when I type
sudo do-release-update

Checking for a new Ubuntu release

Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [819 B]                                           

Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,263 kB]                                                  

Fetched 1,264 kB in 0s (0 B/s)                                                 

authenticate 'bionic.tar.gz' against 'bionic.tar.gz.gpg' 

extracting 'bionic.tar.gz'



Reading cache



Checking package manager

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree        

Reading state information... Done

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                          

Hit http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                       

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                  

Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                 

Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)                                                      

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done



Restoring original system state



Aborting

Reading package lists... Done    

Building dependency tree          

Reading state information... Done

So it does nothing, but does not return an error. Is there anywhere I can see a log to figure out what went wrong?

upgrade updates

edited Jan 31 at 11:30

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

edited Jan 31 at 11:30

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

edited Jan 31 at 11:30

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

asked Jan 30 at 12:48

username

1012

would you be open to reinstalling OS, or are you only open to fixes regarding upgrade? because upgrade, even when it succeeded for me, had always resulted in a slower OS in general. since I keep home and storage separate, reinstalling for me is quicker then upgrading.

– tatsu
Jan 30 at 13:37

@tatsu I am curious to what is going wrong. I could go for a full reinstall, but it is much more of a bother.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:22

You're not downloading anything from the repos. Try changing the gb.* servers to another country, and disable all third party repos/PPAs, and try again. Report back to @heynnema

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 18:01

@heynnema I have updated the post to show wthat it gives with the main site: same..

– username
Jan 30 at 19:09

@username I don't know what's wrong then. Sorry.

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 20:41

add a comment |

would you be open to reinstalling OS, or are you only open to fixes regarding upgrade? because upgrade, even when it succeeded for me, had always resulted in a slower OS in general. since I keep home and storage separate, reinstalling for me is quicker then upgrading.

– tatsu
Jan 30 at 13:37

@tatsu I am curious to what is going wrong. I could go for a full reinstall, but it is much more of a bother.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:22

You're not downloading anything from the repos. Try changing the gb.* servers to another country, and disable all third party repos/PPAs, and try again. Report back to @heynnema

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 18:01

@heynnema I have updated the post to show wthat it gives with the main site: same..

– username
Jan 30 at 19:09

@username I don't know what's wrong then. Sorry.

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 20:41

would you be open to reinstalling OS, or are you only open to fixes regarding upgrade? because upgrade, even when it succeeded for me, had always resulted in a slower OS in general. since I keep home and storage separate, reinstalling for me is quicker then upgrading.

– tatsu
Jan 30 at 13:37

@tatsu I am curious to what is going wrong. I could go for a full reinstall, but it is much more of a bother.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:22

You're not downloading anything from the repos. Try changing the gb.* servers to another country, and disable all third party repos/PPAs, and try again. Report back to @heynnema

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 18:01

@heynnema I have updated the post to show wthat it gives with the main site: same..

– username
Jan 30 at 19:09

@username I don't know what's wrong then. Sorry.

– heynnema
Jan 30 at 20:41

add a comment |

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According to official Ubuntu wiki, you can also try:

Open the "Software & Updates" Setting in System Settings

Select the 3rd Tab called "Updates".

Set the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" dropdown menu to "For any new version".

Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -c" (without the quotes) into the command box.

Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '18.10' is available.
- If not you can also use "/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk"

Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

That has nothing to do with what I asked. I know how to ask for updates via a gui, or the command line. But if I do either, it collapses without further explanation.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:21

You can further try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 4:17

Yes, but to no avail.

– username
Jan 31 at 11:27

Have you tried --fix-missing with sudo apt-get update / upgrade / dist-upgrade. It might help in your case.

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 14:31

add a comment |

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According to official Ubuntu wiki, you can also try:

Open the "Software & Updates" Setting in System Settings

Select the 3rd Tab called "Updates".

Set the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" dropdown menu to "For any new version".

Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -c" (without the quotes) into the command box.

Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '18.10' is available.
- If not you can also use "/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk"

Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

That has nothing to do with what I asked. I know how to ask for updates via a gui, or the command line. But if I do either, it collapses without further explanation.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:21

You can further try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 4:17

Yes, but to no avail.

– username
Jan 31 at 11:27

Have you tried --fix-missing with sudo apt-get update / upgrade / dist-upgrade. It might help in your case.

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 14:31

add a comment |

According to official Ubuntu wiki, you can also try:

Open the "Software & Updates" Setting in System Settings

Select the 3rd Tab called "Updates".

Set the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" dropdown menu to "For any new version".

Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -c" (without the quotes) into the command box.

Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '18.10' is available.
- If not you can also use "/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk"

Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

That has nothing to do with what I asked. I know how to ask for updates via a gui, or the command line. But if I do either, it collapses without further explanation.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:21

You can further try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 4:17

Yes, but to no avail.

– username
Jan 31 at 11:27

Have you tried --fix-missing with sudo apt-get update / upgrade / dist-upgrade. It might help in your case.

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 14:31

add a comment |

According to official Ubuntu wiki, you can also try:

Open the "Software & Updates" Setting in System Settings

Select the 3rd Tab called "Updates".

Set the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" dropdown menu to "For any new version".

Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -c" (without the quotes) into the command box.

Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '18.10' is available.
- If not you can also use "/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk"

Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

According to official Ubuntu wiki, you can also try:

Open the "Software & Updates" Setting in System Settings

Select the 3rd Tab called "Updates".

Set the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" dropdown menu to "For any new version".

Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -c" (without the quotes) into the command box.

Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '18.10' is available.
- If not you can also use "/usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk"

Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

answered Jan 30 at 13:51

Jishan Shaikh

2114

That has nothing to do with what I asked. I know how to ask for updates via a gui, or the command line. But if I do either, it collapses without further explanation.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:21

You can further try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 4:17

Yes, but to no avail.

– username
Jan 31 at 11:27

Have you tried --fix-missing with sudo apt-get update / upgrade / dist-upgrade. It might help in your case.

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 14:31

add a comment |

That has nothing to do with what I asked. I know how to ask for updates via a gui, or the command line. But if I do either, it collapses without further explanation.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:21

You can further try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 4:17

Yes, but to no avail.

– username
Jan 31 at 11:27

Have you tried --fix-missing with sudo apt-get update / upgrade / dist-upgrade. It might help in your case.

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 14:31

That has nothing to do with what I asked. I know how to ask for updates via a gui, or the command line. But if I do either, it collapses without further explanation.

– username
Jan 30 at 17:21

You can further try sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 4:17

Yes, but to no avail.

– username
Jan 31 at 11:27

Have you tried --fix-missing with sudo apt-get update / upgrade / dist-upgrade. It might help in your case.

– Jishan Shaikh
Jan 31 at 14:31

add a comment |

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