Upgrading from Ubuntu 4.10 to 19.04
It's possible to upgrade a fresh install of the first Ubuntu release all the way to the latest. The only catch is that you have to perform a partial reinstall when you reach 16.04.
This video was segmented mainly for two reasons:
1) I don't have time to do the whole thing in one go
2) Some upgrades took over an hour and I didn't want to end up with one huge video
Video inspired by "Chain of Fools - Every windows version upgraded through" ( • Chain of Fools 2017 - Every windows versio... ) and other similar videos.
0:00 - Installing 4.10
6:00 - Setting up sources and upgrading outdated packages
8:34 - Updating sources and upgrading to 5.04
13:53 - Booting 5.04 and configuring X server
15:30 - Login to 5.04 desktop
16:08 - Updating sources and upgrading to 5.10
18:00 - GNOME Mines gameplay :)
19:25 - Upgrade continues...
23:22 - Updating sources and upgrading to 6.06
26:37 - Slight issue that requires workaround
28:20 - Another issue - not quite sure how I worked around that one...
31:58 - Removing problematic package and forcing some upgrades
33:52 - Fixing problematic package and reinstalling it
35:28 - Installing ubuntu-desktop
37:49 - Upgrading to 8.04 (requires some workarounds, the actual upgrade only starts at 39:37)
42:08 - Upgrading to 10.04 (using an ISO file to start the upgrade)
48:10 - Upgrading outdated packages
51:23 - Upgrading to 12.04 (small workaround required)
57:09 - Upgrading to 14.04
59:20 - Booting into 16.04 CD installer to upgrade without leaving a broken system
1:02:51 - Upgrading outdated packages
1:04:11 - Upgrading to 18.04
1:07:45 - Upgrading to 19.04