TASK ERROR: unable to create CT 106 - unsupported Ubuntu version '8.04'

[LHS1]

I had an Ubuntu 8.04 machine running on Proxmox 3.3 and all was fine.

I took a snapshot/backup and got this something like this ubuntu8.04.tar.gz

A few years later i decided to have another look at Proxmox

I tried to load this Ubuntu 8.04 machine onto Proxmox 6.2

TASK ERROR: unable to create CT 106 - unsupported Ubuntu version '8.04'

How can i load this particular image onto Proxmox 6.2 please?

 

[oguz]

hi,

ubuntu 8.04 isn't supported by us anymore so you will need to set the container ostype value to unmanaged or update the container to a newer release

 

[LHS1]

Apologies for my ignorance and thank you for your assistance

How do i set the container "ostype" to "unmanaged" within "Create CT?"
I dont see that option in the GUI, are you are suggesting a command line restore
In Proxmox 3.3 i am able to restore this machine with vzrestore (filename) (VEID) ?

Otherwise, how do i update the container to a newer release?

 

[oguz]

Apologies for my ignorance and thank you for your assistance

How do i set the container "ostype" to "unmanaged" within "Create CT?"
I dont see that option in the GUI, are you are suggesting a command line restore
In Proxmox 3.3 i am able to restore this machine with vzrestore (filename) (VEID) ?

Otherwise, how do i update the container to a newer release?

the creation wizard tries to detect it automatically, unfortunately it can't be set on the gui wizard

you can restore it via the command-line with pct restore command and manually set --ostype unmanaged

another possibility would be to edit the config in the older PVE and set ostype there, and then take a backup

 

[Andres Vargas Duarte]

Hello everyone,

Edit:
/usr/share/perl5/PVE/LXC/Setup/Debian.pm or file.pm

die "unsupported debian version '$version'\n"
- if !($version >= 4 && $version <= 9);

for

if !($version >= 4 && $version <= 9.9);
or
if !($version >= 4 && $version <= 11);

You always forget to mention that you must restart the PROXMOX server, to make it work, otherwise it is useless to modify this file and the line. Greetings.