A few days ago, 11.04 just went final and I am sure many of you are as anxious to upgrade it as me. I had several VM still running 10.10 and this seems to be the right path to go.
While its not rocket science, the most important thing to remember when you want to perform an upgrade is to ensure you download the right ISO. In this case, you can only use the alternative CD from here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/alternative-download
Then the rest of the instruction are more or less the same as before, but the exact details can be found here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NattyUpgrades
Also note that only direct upgrade from 10.10 is supported.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Released
The next Ubuntu had been silently released with no big party. Now it is available for download via:
There are many favors available as usual, but do not forget to download the Alternative version if you need to upgrade from an older version of Ubuntu.
Monday, May 03, 2010
Keyboard Problem in Vmware running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
It seems that the default keyboard was setup wrongly for use in VMware for the Ubuntu 10.04 release. What actually happens is that at the boot up, the keyboard completely did not work. If this is your problem you are at the right post.
Here is the step by step on how to fix it:
1. At the login screen, click on the little man in circle icon below to enable universal access preferences. Check the first option for a virtual keyboard.
2. For some users, there is just a flash and then nothing happens. If this is the case, simply click on the reboot icon at the bottom to reboot.
3. Once the Virtual Keyboard is up, use it to login.
4. Once inside Ubuntu, the keyboard will work. Open a shell and get to /etc/default. Edit this file with whatever you prefer (pico, nano, vi etc)
5. Find the following right at the end:
XKBMODEL="SKIP"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT="U.S. English"
XKBOPTIONS=""
This is where the problem lies. You need to edit it to:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""
The "pc105" is the most important line. After which, reboot if you feel like it and the keyboard will work.
6. If you hate the Virtual Keyboard, simple disable it at the login screen.
Here is the step by step on how to fix it:
1. At the login screen, click on the little man in circle icon below to enable universal access preferences. Check the first option for a virtual keyboard.
2. For some users, there is just a flash and then nothing happens. If this is the case, simply click on the reboot icon at the bottom to reboot.
3. Once the Virtual Keyboard is up, use it to login.
4. Once inside Ubuntu, the keyboard will work. Open a shell and get to /etc/default. Edit this file with whatever you prefer (pico, nano, vi etc)
5. Find the following right at the end:
XKBMODEL="SKIP"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT="U.S. English"
XKBOPTIONS=""
This is where the problem lies. You need to edit it to:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""
The "pc105" is the most important line. After which, reboot if you feel like it and the keyboard will work.
6. If you hate the Virtual Keyboard, simple disable it at the login screen.
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