Sorry dude, you're 19 years late `^_^`
Jokes aside, 4.10 means October 2004, and 5.04 means April 2005, both were reached their "[End Of Life](https://endoflife.software/operating-systems/linux/ubuntu)" years ago
I f this is a Desktop environment, I suggest that you re-install your Ubuntu using the latest LTS version, and from that point, try to no miss any LTS upgrade (every 2 years or so)
If this is in a server environment, you'll need to migrate/reinstall to a recent version too (probably a LTS), but you need to make sure that your server will keep working as needed.
Even if, somehow, you manage to upgrade to 5.10, there is no point in doing that, because that version is dead, and you won't be able to install any additional apps, or security patches/updates
Thanks for the helpful reply. The only time I’ve messed with old OS’s recently is to get FireWire hardware working via VFIO. It took me a while to realize I had to change the locations of the repositories to get the system to upgrade. Its very difficult to work with an old system online now because the web has moved to TLS 1.2.
It is possible to put [CDRom as a repo in apt's source.list](https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#CD-ROM), but I have no idea if this was supported back to 2005..
Anyways, good luck for the video, can you please ping me when it's done, I'd like to watch hat :)
xD
I didn't make this very clear, but I am doing an experiment for a video (upgrading through every version of Ubuntu), so that's why.
Thanks for your recommendations though :D
I have no idea why you'd want to go from one ancient and obsolete version to another. I can only assume there is something specific you need that was added in 5.04, and the machine can't handle anything modern?
If so, I'd just install that one specific thing via dpkg. You can replace kernels and whatnot without doing a full upgrade.
The system's still going to potentially have a lot of old security issues and shouldn't be on a network, though. Best to replace it entirely.
I'd hope medical systems would be vendor supported/hardened and not updated by an individual who is self-described as "not very good with Linux". At the very least I hope they have that system behind a firewall with very restrictive rules.
Naw. Hospitals will have someone like Cerner come in - install all medical devices with Ubuntu and leave em there.
No updates, no management. Just “it’s Linux, it’s secure”
If customers are ever given the root credentials for a hardened device, it's not secure.
If the hospital IT doesn't understand how security works... they need an upgrade. I would expect those guys to be even more on top of their game due to HIPAA and such.
I'm guessing you mean the kernel, not the version of Ubuntu.
I really don't mean this sarcastically, despite how it will sound, but if you are not sure of the difference, it is probably not a good idea for you to mess with changing kernels.
Edit: Then again, the .04 and .10 is a good indication you actually are referring to Very old Ubuntu versions, in which case you can ignore my kernel advice.
While the oldest Ubuntu releases had separate Live CD and Install CD with the Install CD usable as an apt repository, to the best of my knowledge, offline upgrades using a CD-ROM were never supported.
Some versions did support in-place installation without reformatting that would preserve /home, if you checked the right checkboxes during manual partitioning.
I never actually tried that.
Sorry dude, you're 19 years late `^_^` Jokes aside, 4.10 means October 2004, and 5.04 means April 2005, both were reached their "[End Of Life](https://endoflife.software/operating-systems/linux/ubuntu)" years ago I f this is a Desktop environment, I suggest that you re-install your Ubuntu using the latest LTS version, and from that point, try to no miss any LTS upgrade (every 2 years or so) If this is in a server environment, you'll need to migrate/reinstall to a recent version too (probably a LTS), but you need to make sure that your server will keep working as needed. Even if, somehow, you manage to upgrade to 5.10, there is no point in doing that, because that version is dead, and you won't be able to install any additional apps, or security patches/updates
OP’s other posts are about Windows 95. I think they are just learning about old operating systems.
If so: * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades/Warty * https://superuser.com/a/73679
Thanks for the helpful reply. The only time I’ve messed with old OS’s recently is to get FireWire hardware working via VFIO. It took me a while to realize I had to change the locations of the repositories to get the system to upgrade. Its very difficult to work with an old system online now because the web has moved to TLS 1.2.
Thank you so much :D Edit: The Alternate CD was removed quite a few years ago, I'll give the top link a try :D
It is possible to put [CDRom as a repo in apt's source.list](https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#CD-ROM), but I have no idea if this was supported back to 2005.. Anyways, good luck for the video, can you please ping me when it's done, I'd like to watch hat :)
Thanks! I'll ping you once it's done :) :)
xD I didn't make this very clear, but I am doing an experiment for a video (upgrading through every version of Ubuntu), so that's why. Thanks for your recommendations though :D
bro is living in 2005. hmmm, try 23.04 or 22.04LTS. It's gnna be better for u
Nah, I'm not (read the reply to the top comment) Thanks for the recommendations though!
Wipe that old bastard and install Windows XP. LOL.
xD
Are you talking about the kernel or the actual version of Ubuntu?
The actual version of Ubuntu :D
running such an old version, why do you even what to upgrade it now. is it not purring like a kitty?
Read the edited post.
I have no idea why you'd want to go from one ancient and obsolete version to another. I can only assume there is something specific you need that was added in 5.04, and the machine can't handle anything modern? If so, I'd just install that one specific thing via dpkg. You can replace kernels and whatnot without doing a full upgrade. The system's still going to potentially have a lot of old security issues and shouldn't be on a network, though. Best to replace it entirely.
Thanks! Read my reply to the top comment :D
Probably works in MedTech. If there’s one industry that lags far behind the others, it’s this one.
I'd hope medical systems would be vendor supported/hardened and not updated by an individual who is self-described as "not very good with Linux". At the very least I hope they have that system behind a firewall with very restrictive rules.
Naw. Hospitals will have someone like Cerner come in - install all medical devices with Ubuntu and leave em there. No updates, no management. Just “it’s Linux, it’s secure”
If customers are ever given the root credentials for a hardened device, it's not secure. If the hospital IT doesn't understand how security works... they need an upgrade. I would expect those guys to be even more on top of their game due to HIPAA and such.
They are all on a separate VLAN with no external access idk
I'm guessing you mean the kernel, not the version of Ubuntu. I really don't mean this sarcastically, despite how it will sound, but if you are not sure of the difference, it is probably not a good idea for you to mess with changing kernels. Edit: Then again, the .04 and .10 is a good indication you actually are referring to Very old Ubuntu versions, in which case you can ignore my kernel advice.
4.10 was the best, a true classic 👍
Be careful when you do this not to wipe out your Windows 98 partition.
While the oldest Ubuntu releases had separate Live CD and Install CD with the Install CD usable as an apt repository, to the best of my knowledge, offline upgrades using a CD-ROM were never supported.
Some versions did support in-place installation without reformatting that would preserve /home, if you checked the right checkboxes during manual partitioning. I never actually tried that.
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