AnonyÓðinn · @AnonyOdinn
15th Aug 2014 from TwitLonger
Hints for Ubuntu Users (12.04 LTS, Wubi, others) trying to Upgrade to 14.04
Not so long ago I published a post describing how Windows and Mac users could easily switch to an open source OS known as Ubuntu through a Wubi (for Windows folks) or other dual boot method (for Mac / OSX users).
The post is titled, "Quick and Easy: The Five-Minute Method to leave Windows or Mac OS."
https://odinn.cyberguerrilla.org/index.php/2014/04/02/quick-and-easy-the-five-minute-method-to-leave-windows-or-mac-os/
For those of you who made the switch, in particular for those of you who did it from Windows using a Wubi install and who currently are on 12.04 LTS with a dual boot - and for those of you on Mac / OSX who may also have gone through process to have a dual boot type system - you may have recently noticed (at some point approaching mid-August 2014) the updater prompting you to upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I recommend you update and upgrade. It's a long process, hours, but it will preserve your files in their original locations when you're done, and retains the dual boot configuration that you already have. The process stops at certain points along the way to ask if you wish to "keep" certain files and settings or just overwrite them. I kept my special settings and it worked fine. (If you haven't jumped ship from Windows or Mac / OSX systems, and are looking for a simple way to do so, I recommend you do, using the guidance in the "Quick and Easy" post shown above.)
For those who are already on Wubi / 12.04 LTS and are contemplating moving to 14.04, before you update and upgrade, make sure you back up your folders to somewhere. The simplest and most direct way to do it is to use Back In Time as root (you may already have it, if not, the application is easy to find). The application allows you to specify what folders you want to back up and does the work for you using rsync. It's really simple. Connect an external hard drive (an example of one that your system will recognize is a Seagate external hard drive which you can connect to your computer through a USB port, but use any one that your system will recognize and mount automatically without you having to do anything other than plugging it into the USB). You indicate in the Back in Time (as root) window what preferences you want for back up and then let it rip. When it's done, then you are good to go hit that little button prompting you to update and upgrade to 14.04.
If the update and upgrade to 14.04 went off with no problems, you should also nonetheless see ADDITIONAL NOTES at the bottom of this twitlonger post, to ensure your OpenSSL version and privacy settings are ok.
Some of you will notice that after you've gone through the process of updating to 14.04 and the system restarts, it won't load 14.04. Here's how you deal with that problem - credit to MGSeattle and hakuna_matata for the solution, which is posted at
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2217829&s=17bedbc25cafd27e1ec43d40309cf5fb&p=13001696#post13001696
NOTE, The following only needs to be done if you've had problems with the system not allowing you to boot 14.04 after you update:
Once you chose to boot into Ubuntu you will see two options:
*Ubuntu (highlighted)
Advanced options for Ubuntu
Just press the 'e' key on your keyboard which will bring up the Grub menu.
Navigate using the arrow keys to the before last line
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=AAC884AC1F144321 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
replace ro with rw then hit F10. your system will boot to Ubuntu.
After that wait a bit and the Ubuntu 14.04 will eventually load.
Open terminal (ctrl-alt-T for Windows folks) and type:
sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/10_lupin
This will open the text editor with a bunch of code
Find the line linux ${rel_dirname}/${basename} root=${LINUX_HOST_DEVICE} loop=${loop_file_relative}ro${args}
replace ro with rw and save
Then again in the terminal type:
sudo update-grub
And you're done.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Don't forget to open a new terminal and type this:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Once you are done check your OpenSSL version by typing in this:
openssl version
Check it against the most current openssl version which is here:
https://www.openssl.org/source/
So now maybe you are one of those who does not have the most current OpenSSL?
If you have to update your OpenSSL (you probably do), see the following resource:
https://github.com/btcfoundationedcom/btcfoundationedcom.github.io/blob/master/proposals/heartbleedmitigation.md
Example code to run (all as one line, copied and pasted into your terminal):
curl https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1i.tar.gz | tar xz && cd openssl-1.0.1i && sudo ./config && sudo make && sudo make install
Then, to finish, copy and paste the following into your terminal:
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/ssl/bin/openssl `which openssl`
Finally, don't forget to ensure your privacy is "fixed" in Ubuntu. Copy and paste the following into your terminal:
wget -q -O - https://fixubuntu.com/fixubuntu.sh | bash
(That came from: https://fixubuntu.com/)
You're all set. Have fun!