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Due to injuries, I have been unable to use my computer since early 2015. As a result, I have 14.10 on my system. I'm getting "Failed to download Repository Information". I've tried the solutions listed in 141512 with no joy. How can I bring my installation current without dump / restore?

James Norman
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    Possible duplicate of [Can I skip over releases when upgrading?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/34430/can-i-skip-over-releases-when-upgrading) and [Reinstall Ubuntu keeping data](https://askubuntu.com/questions/392294/reinstall-ubuntu-keeping-data) There are too many releases between 14.10 and 18.04 to skip over them, so you should reinstall the OS instead of upgrading it. – karel Apr 30 '18 at 21:58
  • Did you set up your install to have /home on a separate partition? If so, just do a "something else" install, formatting only /. If no, you are faced with a choice: which is easier for you - back up your data and reinstall, or move your /home to its own partition, then do the "something else" install. – Organic Marble Apr 30 '18 at 22:00
  • When running the solutions, did the errors change at all? Can you add text from the failed upgrade to your question? Last year I upgraded a version 13.10 to 16.04LTS. I had initial errors but was able to work out the errors and have a stable upgrade that never experienced a glitch. Starting over with a reinstall always work. But you could also start out with working out the errors experienced in the upgrade process. – L. D. James Apr 30 '18 at 22:59
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    Have you tried running `sudo do-release-upgrade`? :) – Ads20000 Apr 30 '18 at 23:06
  • I get: Checking for a new Ubuntu release Your Ubuntu release is not supported anymore. For upgrade information, please visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/releaseendoflife Err Upgrade tool signature 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80] Err Upgrade tool 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80] Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s) – James Norman May 02 '18 at 18:48
  • WARNING:root:file 'vivid.tar.gz.gpg' missing Failed to fetch Fetching the upgrade failed. There may be a network problem. – James Norman May 02 '18 at 18:48

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