Can't upgrade ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 Maverick

I have installed latest version of KDE, so I have to use the workaround post here

Install bzr via Synaptic Package Manager

      $ bzr get lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/update-manager/maverick

      $ cd maverick/DistUpgrade
      $ sudo ./dist-upgrade.py

 

I saw a warning message on screen

WARNING: Failed to read mirror file

 

Several minutes later, another error

"Error authenticating some packages"

 

There is a bug748353 for this.

 

Btw, I have to create a file /etc/apt/apt.conf to work behind proxy.

 

Follow up:

switch to gnome, uninstall kubuntu-desktop, and upgrade via "update-manager", now the upgrade is in progress.