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Today I decided to upgrade Kubuntu from 7.04 to 7.10, and wondered what problem I'd hit this time. Answer: it runs into this lovely bug, where the installer crashes, apparently due to version mismatches between the C runtime libraries and the Perl language. The fact that these are 2 of the most commonly used and tested parts of the operating system has not stopped this problem from arising, nor has it meant anybody has been able to fix it in the year it's been known about. *sigh*

Now I have to try and work out how to get around it. A fun way to spend a day off.

EDIT: I managed to grab all the packages at the command line and install them as intended. Then I rebooted, and it now hangs at 'running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local). If I switch to another terminal, and try to run 'startx', it fails with the 'no screens' error that means it's trashed your drivers and/or settings. Disappointing but not at all surprising.
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Date: 2008-08-25 09:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] josephbaxter.livejournal.com
I would stick with gutsy I had issues with hardy... totally trashed the ati driver.. and compiz is s**te in kde

Date: 2008-08-25 09:00 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] velvetchamber.livejournal.com
In your shoes I would have tossed in the towel and gone to make some food. Good luck with it.

Date: 2008-08-27 04:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thecorpsekitten.livejournal.com
sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Will that help you at all?

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