Can I do a dry run of `do-release-upgrade`?
I previously tried to do-release-upgrade a VM running Ubuntu 14.04 server. The upgrade process kept halting to ask me what to do about config files that were not as expected, which I didn't know how to answer, because why would I. While spending several hours researching each file in turn to try to figure what to do with each one, the SSH connection (or something) dropped, and the upgrade halted as botched. I had to restore the VM from backup.
I'd like to try again. Is there any way to "dry run" do-release-upgrade to find out in advance what questions it's going to ask me so I can be prepared this time? There's nothing in the man page about a dry run, and web searches turn up nothing.
14.04 upgrade do-release-upgrade
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I previously tried to do-release-upgrade a VM running Ubuntu 14.04 server. The upgrade process kept halting to ask me what to do about config files that were not as expected, which I didn't know how to answer, because why would I. While spending several hours researching each file in turn to try to figure what to do with each one, the SSH connection (or something) dropped, and the upgrade halted as botched. I had to restore the VM from backup.
I'd like to try again. Is there any way to "dry run" do-release-upgrade to find out in advance what questions it's going to ask me so I can be prepared this time? There's nothing in the man page about a dry run, and web searches turn up nothing.
14.04 upgrade do-release-upgrade
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Borea DeitzBorea Deitz
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I'm a little confused about why you are the person doing the upgrade, but you don't know anything about the non-default config files.
– Charles Green
yesterday
@CharlesGreen I've been there. Consider... People come and go. Some messes are inherited with management's view "just keep it running".
– Marco Shaw
9 hours ago
@MarcoShaw Ug. It's always nice to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs
– Charles Green
8 hours ago
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I previously tried to do-release-upgrade a VM running Ubuntu 14.04 server. The upgrade process kept halting to ask me what to do about config files that were not as expected, which I didn't know how to answer, because why would I. While spending several hours researching each file in turn to try to figure what to do with each one, the SSH connection (or something) dropped, and the upgrade halted as botched. I had to restore the VM from backup.
I'd like to try again. Is there any way to "dry run" do-release-upgrade to find out in advance what questions it's going to ask me so I can be prepared this time? There's nothing in the man page about a dry run, and web searches turn up nothing.
14.04 upgrade do-release-upgrade
asked yesterday
Borea DeitzBorea Deitz
32
I previously tried to do-release-upgrade a VM running Ubuntu 14.04 server. The upgrade process kept halting to ask me what to do about config files that were not as expected, which I didn't know how to answer, because why would I. While spending several hours researching each file in turn to try to figure what to do with each one, the SSH connection (or something) dropped, and the upgrade halted as botched. I had to restore the VM from backup.
I'd like to try again. Is there any way to "dry run" do-release-upgrade to find out in advance what questions it's going to ask me so I can be prepared this time? There's nothing in the man page about a dry run, and web searches turn up nothing.
14.04 upgrade do-release-upgrade
14.04 upgrade do-release-upgrade
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I'm a little confused about why you are the person doing the upgrade, but you don't know anything about the non-default config files.
– Charles Green
yesterday
@CharlesGreen I've been there. Consider... People come and go. Some messes are inherited with management's view "just keep it running".
– Marco Shaw
9 hours ago
@MarcoShaw Ug. It's always nice to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs
– Charles Green
8 hours ago
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I'm a little confused about why you are the person doing the upgrade, but you don't know anything about the non-default config files.
– Charles Green
yesterday
@CharlesGreen I've been there. Consider... People come and go. Some messes are inherited with management's view "just keep it running".
– Marco Shaw
9 hours ago
@MarcoShaw Ug. It's always nice to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs
– Charles Green
8 hours ago
I'm a little confused about why you are the person doing the upgrade, but you don't know anything about the non-default config files.
– Charles Green
yesterday
I'm a little confused about why you are the person doing the upgrade, but you don't know anything about the non-default config files.
– Charles Green
yesterday
@CharlesGreen I've been there. Consider... People come and go. Some messes are inherited with management's view "just keep it running".
– Marco Shaw
9 hours ago
@CharlesGreen I've been there. Consider... People come and go. Some messes are inherited with management's view "just keep it running".
– Marco Shaw
9 hours ago
@MarcoShaw Ug. It's always nice to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs
– Charles Green
8 hours ago
@MarcoShaw Ug. It's always nice to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs
– Charles Green
8 hours ago
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I'm a little confused about why you are the person doing the upgrade, but you don't know anything about the non-default config files.
– Charles Green
yesterday
@CharlesGreen I've been there. Consider... People come and go. Some messes are inherited with management's view "just keep it running".
– Marco Shaw
9 hours ago
@MarcoShaw Ug. It's always nice to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs
– Charles Green
8 hours ago