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==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte== | ==UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte== | ||
| − | When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04 | + | When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command: |
| − | : | + | :: <pre>do-release-upgrade</pre> |
| − | This error is caused by non | + | :::{{img | file = TS1.png}} |
| − | # | + | This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters. |
| − | #: This will display any not | + | # Enter the following command: <pre>grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre> |
| − | #: | + | #: This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file. |
| − | # | + | #:{{img | file = TS1.png}} |
| − | # Locate the bad characters and delete them | + | # Enter the following command: <pre>sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status</pre> |
| − | # Save the file | + | # Locate the bad characters, and delete them. |
| + | # Save the file. | ||
==/boot is out of space== | ==/boot is out of space== | ||
| − | # | + | # Enter the following command: <pre>dpkg -l | grep linux-image</pre> |
#: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted. | #: This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted. | ||
| − | # | + | # Enter the following: <pre>apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name''</pre> |
| − | + | :: <pre>Ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''</pre> | |
Latest revision as of 15:57, 11 May 2022
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte
When attempting to update Ubuntu from version 14.04 LTS to 16.04, you may encounter an error when entering the following command:
-
do-release-upgrade
-
This error is caused by non UTF-8 characters in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Follow the instructions below to identify and remove these characters.
- Enter the following command:
grep -avx '.*' /var/lib/dpkg/status
- This will display any not UTF-8 characters in the file.
- Enter the following command:
sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/status
- Locate the bad characters, and delete them.
- Save the file.
/boot is out of space
- Enter the following command:
dpkg -l | grep linux-image
- This will display all the kernels currently installed. All but the most recent can be safely deleted.
- Enter the following:
apt-get remove ''old-linux-kernel-package-name''
-
Ex: ''apt-get remove linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic''
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