Help: updating 2.2 ->2.3

[BillTodd]

I'm trying to update emc2 2.2.8 to 2.3.x on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy heron

If I run emc2-install.sh fails - suggesting 'manually run dpkg' scrolling up the terminal windows show a failure at the beginning of the script - sudo unable to resolve host Axis [Axis is the name of the machine]

I'm very much a linux newbie (and to be honest, I hate its cryptic processes) so please be patient.

bill@Axis:~$ '/home/bill/Desktop/emc2-install.sh' 
sudo: unable to resolve host Axisgpg: requesting key 8F374FEF from hkp server pgpkeys.mit.edu
gpg: key 8F374FEF: "EMC Archive Signing Key " not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:              unchanged: 1
sudo: unable to resolve host Axis
OK
sudo: unable to resolve host Axis
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_GB           
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_GB     
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg                             
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_GB                  
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_GB            
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_GB       
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB     
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release                          
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_GB              
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_GB         
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg                  
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_GB       
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB 
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_GB   
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB 
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release                              
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release                      
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages                    
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages              
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources                     
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources               
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages                
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages                           
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources                 
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages   
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources    
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages          
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources                 
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources           
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages            
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources             
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages          
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy Release.gpg  
Ign http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/base Translation-en_GB
Ign http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/emc2.2 Translation-en_GB
Hit http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy Release
Ign http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/base Packages
Ign http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/emc2.2 Packages
Ign http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/base Sources
Ign http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/emc2.2 Sources
Hit http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/base Packages
Hit http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/emc2.2 Packages
Hit http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/base Sources
Hit http://www.linuxcnc.org hardy/emc2.2 Sources
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
sudo: unable to resolve host Axis
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
bill@Axis:~$

[samco]

follow the directions here

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emc...?UpdatingTo2.3

sam

[BillTodd]

When I run System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager I get the dpkg error (which cannot be copied and pasted !!!!) saying something like dpkg has been interrupted run dpkg --configure -a manually to correct problem.

When I try to run this in a terminal I get: you need superuser privileges to run....

I'm sure the package manager was working recently, since I added linux.org to the list. There was a bunch of ubuntu updates applied just prior to my attempts to upgrade (all except a wine update installed OK) could this be the problem?

[BillTodd]

Success

Managed to run dpkg (remembered what sudo command was :0). There was an update pending/unfinished. Once this had time to do whatever it was doing, I modified the package info from 2.2 to 2.3 and ran the updater.

So now i have 2.3.1


Thanks for your help Sam.