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ubuntu-release-upgrader package

take 14.10 off and give me 14.04

Asked by kurt stoller

14.10 got loaded onto my machine. Tell me how to get it off and how to go back to 14.04.
if you need to call me...my cell is 425-422-7597
Thank you
Kurt Stoller

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Nov 9 13:16:40 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-03 (98 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: release-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-28 (12 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

mtime.conffile..etc.update.manager.release.upgrades: 2014-11-04T22:00:06.545611

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This question was originally filed as bug #1390982.

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Torsten Franz (torsten.franz) said : 		#1

This is not a bug. It is a question and someone can support it.

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#2

The way to do what you want, is to clear off 14.10. Make a new clean install of 14.04. Be sure to backup anything important.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

You cannot dowgrade without clean installation from CD / USB.
You can restore your user data from your backups

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