Say you wanted to update your Ubuntu 8.04 LTS system to use our repository (recently upgraded).
Here is how you do it!
Replace /etc/apt/sources.list with the content below, then run:
sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get dist-upgrade# Base sources.list file with added mirrors.iphouse.net repos
deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy main restricteddeb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy main restricteddeb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricteddeb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the## distribution.deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricteddeb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricteddeb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricteddeb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security## team.deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy universedeb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy universedeb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universedeb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universedeb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universedeb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universedeb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universedeb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu## security team.deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy multiversedeb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy multiversedeb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiversedeb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiversedeb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiversedeb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiversedeb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiversedeb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'## repository.## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu## users.# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricteddeb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricteddeb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universedeb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universedeb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiversedeb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse