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How do I upgrade ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 in OpenVZ
gowtham101
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I use Buyvm's OpenVZ VPS and I wondering how to update as EOL is approaching (Oct 28)
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apt-get update
apt-get install update-manager-core
do-release-upgrade
Answer everything with default values (just press enter or answer with ‘n’).
Check that you're running Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric):
cat /etc/lsb-release
You should see output that resembles the following:
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10"
i dunno about 11.10 exactly, but 12.04 and maybe others have different kernel requirements and you can seriously screw your install up depending on what version your provider is running. Although on buyvm it's probably fine because they use 2.6.32.
hmm ok
We don't use .32 yet, we just tell it to forge .32 or 3.x for all Ubuntu templates
Honestly, if you can, get a buyvm+ plan, backup everything you need and reinstall with 12.04.
Francisco
@Francisco is running ubuntu 12.04 on your ovz stable?
Smooth as buttah'
I did a major overhaul of all of the OVZ templates we have and you'll see that 12.04 is pulled out of the 'beta' folder now.
Once 12.10 is final i'll build a template out of that too
Francisco
@Francisco although i understand you can't 100% guarantee, but i can use your 12.04 for production use right, and i can sleep well at night?
Yep. The template has been available since 12.04 was released in....June? We've had 0 complaints about it and there are tons of people that use it in production without issue.
Honestly I forgot that the template was in the BETA section because there was no complaints about it. I only realized it and moved it to the minimals category the other day.
Fran
Thank you so much @Francisco ! I will use it!
@Francisco Does ubuntu break down alot during upgrades ? How many complaints do you guys receive ?
This might be helpful http://vidyut.net/problems-upgrading-your-ubuntu-server-to-12-04-ubuntu-precise-pangolin/
I use 12.04 on my production server
I recompiled glibc for our ubuntu templates and pinned it so it should upgrade fine.
Unless you mean 11.x -> 12.x?
The biggest issue is it usually screws with /etc/init.
Francisco
That new Ubuntu 12.x is a big pain in the ass for me. I am about to upgrade all of my nodes from RHEL5 to RHEL6 so I would be able to run it...