Does linode support Ubuntu 20.10?
Does linode support Ubuntu 20.10?
My linode box is currently running 20.04. Attempts to upgrade to 20.10 fail with following error message:
----- BEGIN CONSOLE SPEW -----
Invalid package information
After updating your package information, the essential package
'ubuntu-minimal' could not be located. This may be because you have
no official mirrors listed in your software sources, or because of
excessive load on the mirror you are using. See /etc/apt/sources.list
for the current list of configured software sources.
In the case of an overloaded mirror, you may want to try the upgrade
again later.
----- END CONSOLE SPEW -----
I've never seen this problem during an Ubuntu version upgrade attempt in several decades of using Linux. Previous attempts to upgrade on Linode met with smooth, untroubled success each time, even when the target version was not LTS.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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mcivitarese
Linode Staff
Hi @gold
I spun up a new Linode using Ubuntu 20.04 and was able to upgrade to 20.10 without encountering an error. Here's the /etc/apt/sources.list for the Linode I deployed prior to upgrading.
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 20.04.1 LTS _Focal Fossa_ - Release amd64 (20200731)]/ focal main restricted
#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 20.04.1 LTS _Focal Fossa_ - Release amd64 (20200731)]/ focal main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates universe
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal multiverse
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse
# This system was installed using small removable media
# (e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom"
# entries were disabled at the end of the installation process.
# For information about how to configure apt package sources,
# see the sources.list(5) manual.
In the past other Linode users have encountered this same issue, and have resolved it by adding some lines to the sources.list file. I've included some other posts from the Community Questions site that include what was added to the file.
Errors when upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04
How to upgrade Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04 -- the essential package 'ubuntu-minimal' could not be located.
In your case, you'll want to replace the codename with focal as that's the version you're currently using. I hope this helps!