[14:38] <matt_> Client: HexChat 2.16.0 • OS: Ubuntu "jammy" 22.04 • CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) N4020 CPU @ 1.10GHz (800MHz) • Memory: 3.6 GiB Total (1.9 GiB Free) • Storage: 40.3 GB / 59.8 GB (19.6 GB Free) • VGA: Intel Corporation GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600] @ Intel Corporation Gemini Lake Host Bridge • Uptime: 1d 13h 28m 11s
[18:25] <Ninten> Hi, folks! Hope you're doing well. I'm in need of technical support, as I plan to upgrade  Xubuntu from 20.04.5 to 22.04.2 LTS. Since 20.04 uses BIOS, but 22.04 uses UEFI, will the upgrade get me a bootable computer? Last time I tried it, I got into Emergency Mode every time I attempted to  boot. It's true, though, that now I have a vfat partition, from a previous clean install of 22.04.1 that
[18:25] <Ninten> didn't go well. For the record, I have two flash drives: one for backup, and one for Xubuntu 22.04.2, in case something goes wrong. Thanks in advance!
[18:55] <rfm> Ninten, I've never had trouble booting 22.04 from BIOS.  What made you think 22.04 required UEFI?
[19:02] <Ninten> rfm, What made me think 22.04 required UEFI was the clean install I did last September, which created a vfat partition.
[19:05] <rfm> Ninten, pretty sure the installer always creates an EFI partition now even when booted from BIOS.
[19:09] <rfm> Ninten, yep, just checked a recently installed vm that just has bios and it has an EFI partition.
[19:18] <Ninten> rfm, okay! I'll backup my data and try to  upgrade! Thank you so much for the clarification
[19:20] <rfm> Ninten, you are doing the upgrade by running do-release-upgrade, right?  Not trying some strange thing like booting the 22.04.2 and installing over the old install?
[19:21] <rfm> Ninten "boothing the 22.04.2 iso" I meant
[19:24] <Ninten> rfm, rest assured I'm doing do-release-upgrade. If things go awry, I'll just format the Linux partition and install from a flash drive. Methinks this is the way to go
[22:16] <Ninten> I couldn't help but notice this line during do-release-upgrade: "Could not execute systemctl at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142" Am I in trouble?
[22:36] <Ninten> I guess this is it guys! Upgrade is complete, I only have to restart my computer. Wish me luck!
[22:43] <Ninten> It worked! Thanks, rfm and everyone involved with Xubuntu development and support!
[22:44] <rfm> \o/
[22:46] <rfm> That deb-systemd-invoke message just looks like a minor sequencing glitch, probably in restarting stuff.  doesn't matter since you were going to reboot at the end of the upgrade anyway
[22:51] <Ninten> systemctl reminded me of Emergency Mode, so I thought I would end up there on reboot. But I'm gGlad it was just a minor glitch!