Can't update from 2.6

[KirbyChris]

I tried to use the UPDATE button today three times, just to check the failure was consistent. Each time I received the error message

Failures found in package (dpkg) database, unable to continue with upgrade

and when I pressed the '+' sign next to it it said

iF man-db 2.5.7-8 on-line manual pager

Not being a Unix expert, I wondered what that meant or, more importantly, what I can do about it.

My system is at 2.6 for the bubba, the front end, the back end and the album and the kernel is at 1:2.6.39.4-13.

Does anyone know what I should do?

[Ubi]

Would you be able to log onto the bubba ssh console? That would make things a lot easier.

[KirbyChris]

Yes, I can log in via ssh

[KirbyChris]

Would you be able to log onto the bubba ssh console? That would make things a lot easier.

I certainly can

[johannes]

try doing:

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su
change_distribution elvin
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

it might complain about something, asking you to do dpkg -a somethign something, follow those instructions should fix the issue.

[KirbyChris]

Thank you Johannes - that did the trick!