Upgrade Ubuntu8.04 to 8.10 (intrepid) for some problems and solutions

After downloading all the 8.10 packages through apt-get in Ubuntu8.04, the template is being parsed from the software package at the beginning of installation: 100% pre-set the software package... (Reading database... the system currently has a total of 160209 files and directories installed .) Preparing to replace debconf1.5.20 (using.../debconf_1.5.21_all.deb)... xargs: xargs. c: 443: main: asserted 'B

After downloading all the 8.04 packages through apt-get In Ubuntu 8.10

Working out the template from the software package: 100%
Configuring the software package...
(Reading the database... the system currently has a total of 160209 files and directories installed .)
Preparing to replace debconf 1.5.20 (using.../debconf_1.5.21_all.deb )...
Xargs: xargs. c: 443: main: asserted 'bc _ ctl. arg_max <= (131072-2048) 'failed.
Aborted
Dpkg: Warning-error 134 is returned when the original pre-removal script exits.
Dpkg-Now try the script included in the new software package...
Xargs: xargs. c: 443: main: asserted 'bc _ ctl. arg_max <= (131072-2048) 'failed.
Aborted
Dpkg: An error occurred while processing/var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_1.5.21_all.deb (-- unpack:
The new pre-removal script of the sub-process Returns Error 134.
An error occurred during processing:
/Var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_1.5.21_all.deb
E: Sub-process/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This type of error message. The solution is to install the following two packages
Sudo apt-get install findutils sfind

Then try the upgrade again.

In addition, if the old version of virtualbox is installed, the virtual machine may not start properly after the upgrade, because the kernel version is incorrect.

You can download the latest kernel module from the Internet. The solution is to compile the kernel module by yourself.

Sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-source
Sudo m-a update
Sudo m-a prepare
Sudo m-a-I virtualbox-ose
Sudo/etc/init. d/vboxdrv restart