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Unable to upgrade from ubuntu(8.4) on my Dell Inspiron mini.

Asked by Elizabeth

I have been unable to upgrade my Dell Inspiron mini I bought in 2009. The version is 8.4 and the notebook is still very new as I have another laptop I use. But I like using the notebook for browsing as its super fast. It seems the operating system is locked to upgrades, I have tried using the usb creator, the system keeps going grey and would not accept running any upgrade software. How can I go about this problem please. I really need to upgrade to newer version of ubuntu as the one I have is old. Thanks for any help.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

Ubuntu 8.04 is no longer supported, so you have to download the latest version available and install it. You can't upgrade. Here is a list of supported versions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29#Releases

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Elizabeth (elizabeth-pepple) said : 		#2

Thanks Enrico I have downloaded newer version but can not install, I have tried the dialogue box for installing comes out grey and doesn't allow me.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#3

Follow this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall#To_Install_Ubuntu

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Elizabeth (elizabeth-pepple) said : 		#4

Thanks for the link but mine Its a mini and has no disc drive, the easiest option is to write the newer version ubuntu to a usb drive through a usb creator but my system is refusing to run the usb creator

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