Unable to Upgrade Ubuntu - Revision history

IVSWikiBlue at 20:57, 11 May 2022

2022-05-11T20:57:41Z

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	When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command:		When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command:
	:: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>		:: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>
	::~~[[File~~:TS1.png]]		:::{{img \| file = TS1.png}}
	This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.		This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
	# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	#: This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file.		#: This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file.
	#: ~~[[File:~~TS1.png]]		#:{{img \| file = TS1.png}}
	# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	# Locate the bad characters, and delete them.		# Locate the bad characters, and delete them.

IVSWikiBlue at 15:51, 15 May 2019

2019-05-15T15:51:18Z

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	When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command:		When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command:
	:: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>		:: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>
	:[[File:TS1.png]]		::[[File:TS1.png]]
	This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.		This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
	# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>

IVSWikiBlue at 15:51, 15 May 2019

2019-05-15T15:51:03Z

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	==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==		==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==
	When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>		When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command:
			:: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>
	:[[File:TS1.png]]		:[[File:TS1.png]]
	This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.		This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
	# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	#: This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file		#: This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file.
	#: [[File:TS1.png]]		#: [[File:TS1.png]]
	# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>

IVSWikiBlue at 15:49, 15 May 2019

2019-05-15T15:49:41Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:49, 15 May 2019
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	When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>		When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>
	:[[File:TS1.png]]		:[[File:TS1.png]]
	This error is caused by non ~~utf~~-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.		This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
	# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	#: This will display any not ~~utf~~-8 characters in the file		#: This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file
	#: [[File:TS1.png]]		#: [[File:TS1.png]]
	# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>

IVSWikiBlue at 20:55, 3 May 2019

2019-05-03T20:55:06Z

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	#: [[File:TS1.png]]		#: [[File:TS1.png]]
	# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>		# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	# Locate the bad characters and delete them.		# Locate the bad characters, and delete them.
	# Save the file.		# Save the file.

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	#: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted.		#: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted.
	# Enter the following: <pre>apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name''</pre>		# Enter the following: <pre>apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name''</pre>
	#: ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''		:: <pre>Ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''</pre>

IVSWikiBlue at 19:49, 24 April 2019

2019-04-24T19:49:01Z

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	==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==		==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==
	When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04 ~~using~~ the command ~~'''~~do-release-upgrade~~''' you may encounter the following error:~~		When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre>
	:[[File:TS1.png]]		:[[File:TS1.png]]
	This error is caused by non utf-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.		This error is caused by non utf-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
	# ~~'''~~grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status~~'''~~		# Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	#: This will display any not utf-8 characters in the file		#: This will display any not utf-8 characters in the file
	#: [[File:TS1.png]]		#: [[File:TS1.png]]
	# ~~'''~~sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status~~'''~~		# Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre>
	# Locate the bad characters and delete them		# Locate the bad characters and delete them.
	# Save the file		# Save the file.

	==/boot is out of space==		==/boot is out of space==
	# ~~'''~~dpkg -l \| grep linux-image~~'''~~		# Enter the following command: <pre>dpkg -l \| grep linux-image</pre>
	#: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted.		#: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted.
	# ~~'''~~apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name''~~'''~~		# Enter the following: <pre>apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name''</pre>
	#: ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''		#: ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''

IVSWikiBlue: /* UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte */

2018-03-16T18:18:54Z

UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte

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	==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==		==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==
			When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04 using the command '''do-release-upgrade''' you may encounter the following error:
			:[[File:TS1.png]]
			This error is caused by non utf-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
	# '''grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status'''		# '''grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status'''
	#: This will display any not utf-8 characters in the file		#: This will display any not utf-8 characters in the file
	# '''sudo nano /var/lib/~~dpkgs~~/status'''		#: [[File:TS1.png]]
			# '''sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status'''
	# Locate the bad characters and delete them		# Locate the bad characters and delete them
	# Save the file		# Save the file

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2018-03-07T23:15:13Z

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==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte==
# '''grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status'''
#: This will display any not utf-8 characters in the file
# '''sudo nano /var/lib/dpkgs/status'''
# Locate the bad characters and delete them
# Save the file

==/boot is out of space==
# '''dpkg -l | grep linux-image'''
#: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted.
# '''apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name'''''
#: ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''