[02:18] <billybigrigger> hey all
[02:18] <billybigrigger> im stuck trying to upgrade my laptop
[02:18] <billybigrigger> An upgrade from 'cosmic' to 'eoan' is not supported with this tool.
[02:19] <billybigrigger> how do i get on the latest version?
[02:20] <billybigrigger> oh man, this distro really is dead eh
[02:20] <kernal_> so dead
[02:20] <kernal_> :/
[02:21] <billybigrigger> dang, i had this distro installed on my wifes laptop and she loves it
[02:21] <kernal_> it's not dead :P
[02:21] <kernal_> what got that crazy idea in your head
[02:22] <billybigrigger> 50 ppl in rc and 50th on distrowatch? :P
[02:22] <billybigrigger> i beg to differ
[02:22] <billybigrigger> anyway, that discussion is for a different day
[02:22] <billybigrigger> i ran the updater tool because i can't install software on this laptop anymore, how do i get on the latest version from 18.10?
[02:23] <billybigrigger> everything i google just says run the updater tool and voila, you'll be upgraded
[02:24] <kernal_> Software & Updates -> Updates -> Notify me of a new Ubuntu version: For any new version
[02:24] <billybigrigger> yes, that's selected
[02:24] <billybigrigger> but its trying to jump from 18.10 to 19.10
[02:24] <billybigrigger> and failing
[02:24] <kernal_> what's failing?
[02:24] <billybigrigger> An upgrade from 'cosmic' to 'eoan' is not supported with this tool.
[02:25] <kernal_> you might need to go 19.04 -> 19.10
[02:26] <billybigrigger> ok how to i upgrade to 19.04
[02:27] <kernal_> https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/upgrade-ubuntu-18-04-19-04-to-ubuntu-19-10
[02:28] <billybigrigger> that page is of no use to me
[02:28] <billybigrigger> 18.04 is an LTS release
[02:28] <billybigrigger> how do i upgrade 18.10 to 19.04, and then eventually 19.10
[02:28] <kernal_> sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade
[02:31] <billybigrigger> that fails because it can't find cosmic repos
[02:32] <billybigrigger> E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security Release' no longer has a Release file.N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
[02:34] <kernal_> so 'sudo apt dist-upgrade' fails?
[02:34] <billybigrigger> yes
[02:34] <kernal_> sweet
[02:36] <kernal_> 18.10 was end of life July 18, 2019
[02:37] <kernal_> look like you'll have to update your sources
[02:37] <kernal_> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades
[02:37] <billybigrigger> already doing it
[02:38] <kernal_> no worries
[02:38] <billybigrigger> didn't know old-releases.ubuntu.com was a thing now
[02:41] <Eickmeyer> Most discussion for Ubuntu MATE happens elsewhere. When in doubt, check the website.
[02:41] <Eickmeyer> Ubuntu MATE is very much alive and well, billybigrigger and kernal_.
[02:41] <billybigrigger> distrowatch says otherwise :S
[02:42] <billybigrigger> either way, i'll get 19.10 on this laptop and be good for a few years :P
[02:42] <Eickmeyer> billybigrigger: distrowatch rankings are not at all indicitive of the life of the distro.
[02:43] <Eickmeyer> 19.10 is only supported for 9 months, billybigrigger.
[02:44] <billybigrigger> god damn instructions don't work on the ubuntu wiki either lol
[02:44] <Eickmeyer> billybigrigger: Distrowatch rankings are just how many times their page for that distro has been clicked.
[20:59] <JustJohnny> is there a night-mode feature like Flux in Ubuntu Mate??