Moving LL HD to another PC - not booting normally

[Alan_uk]

Many thanks for your informative reply, Gold_finger.

I had found some similar issues and done part of your solution, namely install the 14.04 (Trusty) stack to the LL 1.08 system:

Code:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-lts-precise

This went OK. Then:

Code:

sudo apt-get install -V libglapi-mesa-lts-trusty libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-trusty xserver-xorg-lts-trusty xserver-xorg-input-all-lts-trusty xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-trusty libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-trusty x11-xserver-utils-lts-trusty libglapi-mesa-lts-trusty:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-trusty:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-trusty:i386 libgles2-mesa-lts-trusty libglapi-mesa-lts-trusty mesa-vdpau-drivers-lts-trusty

This failed with loads of

Code:

Err http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main libglapi-mesa-lts-trusty i386 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1~precise1
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]

and similar and a final

Code:

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

I then tried a short version:

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-trusty linux-image-generic-lts-trusty

with similar 404s


I beginning to think it's best to cut my losses and install LL 2.0. As the LL 1.0.8 was my first Linux custom install (i.e. more than just installing a basic distro) I've made extensive notes covering all the packages installed such as Wine + apps, Virtual Box + XP, Samba, Networking, Virus Protection, Backup, Scheduling, User Groups, etc. With a fair wind I might rebuild in 2 days Hopefully I will get quite a few years life out of it before LL3


Question please: If I copy my Home partition to retain all / most of my customisation could this cause any problems with LL2 or packages that are being reinstalled with a later version (my 1.0.8 was installed last March but I have been running Updates since). I'm thinking maybe config files may have changed format or config values may be erroneous).

Many thanks
Alan