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update OS Freya 0.3.1 to Elementary OS 0.4.1 [duplicate]

On the laptop of my parents OS Freya 0.3.1 is established. I live in other city, but I can be connected to them through AnyDesk therefore I have downloaded him Elementary OS 0.4.1. Tell please how to ...
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Elementary OS freya - No updates are possible!

Can't download updates. In one answer you state that I have to change something in etc...... How do I get there? I am new to Linux, but I had some experience on Puppy Linux. Is my software a beta? I ...
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Hardware Enablement Stake update make mouuse invisble on Freya

I have reverted back to Freya with a fresh install due to kernel/display incompatibility with Loki on my machine. Now, on Freya, when I updated in response to a warning regarding Hardware Enablement ...
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What is the recommended way to upgrade elementary OS 0.3 Freya to 0.4 Loki?

How can I upgrade from elementary OS Freya to Loki without losing my data, you may ask?
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Kernel "update" to 3.19.0.68.50 after upgrading to 4.4.0-34?

I recently installed the new hardware enablement stack including kernel 4.4.0-34. Today the update manager told me there was a kernel update available - to kernel version 3.19.0.68.50. I haven't "...
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Unable to boot elementary OS after new important security and hardware support update

I have installed above update and after that system cannot boot. it displayed the "e" logo and after that everything goes black again, does anyone know how to fix this? already tried recovery mode. ...
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New important security and hardware support update

Anyone getting this? Is there a way to get rid of it? New important security and hardware support update WARNING: Security updates for your current Hardware Enablement Stack ended on 2016-08-...
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Can't install new enablement stack (August 2016) because of unresolved dependencies

I run freya 0.3.2. Today I did a system update that updated the update manager. after reboot the update manager tells me my hardware enablement stack was supported until Aug 4 2016 only and that there ...
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Direct update from Freya to Loki?

The last time, when elementary Freya was released, we had to do a clean install from Luna. Will there be any option to directly upgrade to loki from Freya once Loki stable is released? I have spent ...
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Upgrading Distro from Luna to Freya

I used the following commands to try and upgrade to Freya. "sudo apt-get update" - no problem "sudo apt-get upgrade" - no problem "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" - what? nothing available ? From such a ...
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elementary OS 14.04 to 15.10 upgrade issues

Updating from Freya to wily is quite annoying at this point. I'm somewhat a newbie to Linux, but when I run update commands in terminal or software update I get the following: W:Failed to fetch_http:/...
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How to implement FRESH update in Freya

I wish to customize the Elementary OS and deploy it to end user for use, following are two required requirements. all end-users' elementary OS version must match the version of original OS which is ...
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How do I update elementary OS when new versions come out?

How do I update elementary OS when new versions come out? Is there a setting that does it? Is it Software and Updates that does that? I know it does apps but, I wasn't sure about the OS.
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can't charge phone after last elementary base update

I used to charge my phone (Moto G3) connecting it to my laptop. It was working fine until I installed an elementary base update last week. My phone no longer gets charged. I thought it was a problem ...
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Is it possible to upgrade to the latest version of Okular?

I'm running elementary OS 0.3.2. I use Okular as my main PDF reader since I believe it is miles above Evince regarding features, ease of use, speed, etc. Currently, I have version 0.19.3 installed, ...
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Reading package lists... Error! - Freya

This is the information I get when I try sudo apt-get update or when I try to use the Package Manager. Reading package lists... Error! W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release: The ...
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Freya does not boot after kernel 3.19.0-51 update

Samsung R580 Laptop (Intel i5 Quad Core, 2.27 GHz) elementary OS 0.3.2 Freya (64-bit) Single Boot Machine Recently upgraded (using the Software Updater) to Kernel 3.19.0-51. After upgrade, the ...
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Software Updater: failed to download repository information

Currently running on Elementary OS 0.3.2 freya 64bit Software Updater i ran sudo apt-get update and i found some broken packages Fetched 2,550 kB in 7s (328 kB/s) W: Failed to fetch http://...
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missing elementary "e" logo on startup and shut down display

After upgrading a fresh installed elementary OS freya 0.3.1 64bit with apt-get dist-upgrade on start up (booting the computer) and shut-down instead of the "e" logo appears a fast running list of ...
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Recent change in elementary OS repository structure?

Has there be in recent time (mor exactly on 4 oct 2015) a change to the structure of the elementary OS repository in ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu/dists/ changing URL pattern from .../...
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Software update fails to work [duplicate]

I have trouble with updating a new installed elementary OS 0.3.1 Freya (64-bit) system. The software updater starts and after a while fails: "Failed to download repository information. Check your ...
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Latest update doesn't boot on my computer

So I updated my computer last night, and restarted it and was stuck on a black screen. After waiting about 15 minutes and restarting my computer a couple of times, I finally unplugged it, hoping to ...
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Requires installation of untrusted packages in elementary OS

I am using latest elementary OS. I have some updates in my laptop but when i hit update button it says Requires installation of untrusted packages. How can I solve?
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Freya Wingpanel taking a long time to load after update

After a system update the indicators and the clock (wing panel) is taking a long time to appear, has anyone experienced something similar? Or know how to fix it? Thank you
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Can't login after upgrade

The default Software Updater was not working correctly. It was giving the message "An upgrade from 'freya' to 'trusty' is not supported with this tool." So I did: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get ...
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Can't install newest hardware-enablement stack

I tried to install newest HWE stack to get rid of the double cursor bug. As suggested in here I ran the following command: sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-vivid xserver-...
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Does upgrading elementary OS Freya (0.3) result in 0.3.1?

I have elementary Freya 0.3 installed. If I upgrade it fully, do I get Freya 0.3.1 (the same one that can be downloaded) or do I end up with some half-breed between these two? In the announcement of ...
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Software Update is offering 14.10

Is this safe to do? I like to make sure my software is complete, but do not want to ruin the beautiful setup of elementary OS.
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Is it possible to install a more up-to-date kernel in Freya?

I would like to install a more recent kernel, as of now I have linux-image-3.16, and I would like to upgrade to 3.19 to achieve better compatibility (here's to hoping my GPU/motherboard fans will work ...
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Can not update applications because off unauthenticated sources

I am having trouble updating applications. I get the following error when running the software updater. When I try to run sudo apt-get update from the terminal, I have a similar problem. I get the ...
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what happens to tweaks after upgrade from luna to freya

I recently upgraded from Luna to Freya. I formatted my 20GB root partition, but I kept my 80GB /home partition. I had elementary tweaks installed and I was running super-wingpanel instead of the ...
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How to install correct AMD drivers? [closed]

I've recently installed elementary OS Freya 0.3 on an laptop, but it doesn't run as smooth as on my desktop PC. It's sluggish while opening windows and especially switching pages in the application ...
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What is the recommended way to upgrade elementary OS 0.2 Luna to 0.3 Freya?

How can I upgrade from elementary OS Luna to Freya without losing my data?
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