Installing new version of linux on vary old
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I have a compact version of linux, build from ubuntu V10 and kernel v3.13. Now because of hardware changes, i need to replace it by newest kernel. When I try to update in directly, after downloading latest *deb files from kernel.ubuntu.com when i try to install them via dpkg command, i receive error "archive *** contains not understood data member control.tar.xz" ...
Can somebody help me with solution?
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I have a compact version of linux, build from ubuntu V10 and kernel v3.13. Now because of hardware changes, i need to replace it by newest kernel. When I try to update in directly, after downloading latest *deb files from kernel.ubuntu.com when i try to install them via dpkg command, i receive error "archive *** contains not understood data member control.tar.xz" ...
Can somebody help me with solution?
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Does "ubuntu V10" mean you're using Ubuntu 10.04? From 2010?
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I have a compact version of linux, build from ubuntu V10 and kernel v3.13. Now because of hardware changes, i need to replace it by newest kernel. When I try to update in directly, after downloading latest *deb files from kernel.ubuntu.com when i try to install them via dpkg command, i receive error "archive *** contains not understood data member control.tar.xz" ...
Can somebody help me with solution?
linux linux-kernel
asked Dec 2 at 11:56
zimopisec
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I have a compact version of linux, build from ubuntu V10 and kernel v3.13. Now because of hardware changes, i need to replace it by newest kernel. When I try to update in directly, after downloading latest *deb files from kernel.ubuntu.com when i try to install them via dpkg command, i receive error "archive *** contains not understood data member control.tar.xz" ...
Can somebody help me with solution?
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Does "ubuntu V10" mean you're using Ubuntu 10.04? From 2010?
– Xen2050
Dec 2 at 18:43
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Does "ubuntu V10" mean you're using Ubuntu 10.04? From 2010?
– Xen2050
Dec 2 at 18:43
Does "ubuntu V10" mean you're using Ubuntu 10.04? From 2010?
– Xen2050
Dec 2 at 18:43
Does "ubuntu V10" mean you're using Ubuntu 10.04? From 2010?
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Why are you not just upgrading Ubuntu? It has a built-in upgrade mechanism, that will give you newer kernels. Manually upgrading just the kernel witch such large version differences will probably cause problems.
answered Dec 2 at 12:04
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It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
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Why are you not just upgrading Ubuntu? It has a built-in upgrade mechanism, that will give you newer kernels. Manually upgrading just the kernel witch such large version differences will probably cause problems.
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It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
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Why are you not just upgrading Ubuntu? It has a built-in upgrade mechanism, that will give you newer kernels. Manually upgrading just the kernel witch such large version differences will probably cause problems.
answered Dec 2 at 12:04
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It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
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Why are you not just upgrading Ubuntu? It has a built-in upgrade mechanism, that will give you newer kernels. Manually upgrading just the kernel witch such large version differences will probably cause problems.
answered Dec 2 at 12:04
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Why are you not just upgrading Ubuntu? It has a built-in upgrade mechanism, that will give you newer kernels. Manually upgrading just the kernel witch such large version differences will probably cause problems.
answered Dec 2 at 12:04
Eloy
524
answered Dec 2 at 12:04
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answered Dec 2 at 12:04
Eloy
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answered Dec 2 at 12:04
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It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
– fixer1234
Dec 2 at 12:36
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It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
– fixer1234
Dec 2 at 12:36
It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
– fixer1234
Dec 2 at 12:36
It sounds like the OP may be using some customized spin (not a standard release), of a very old version. The built-in upgrade typically works from one major release to the next, but not many generations, and may not handle a customized spin (it doesn't have the meta files to know what is supposed to be in it). It also probably can't be upgraded by just looking at the packages, because a much different set of packages may compose the current version. These kinds of upgrades tend to be a lot more hands-on. But you're also probably right that just a kernel upgrade may not do it.
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Does "ubuntu V10" mean you're using Ubuntu 10.04? From 2010?
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