Upgrade Ubuntu
1 Desktop
Go to System > Administration > Software Sources:
Type in your password:
In the Software Sources window, go to the Updates tab and select Normal releases in the Show new distribution releases drop-down menu; then close the Software Sources window:
Now start the Update Manager (System > Administration > Update Manager):
The Update Manager should show that a new distribution release (8.10) is available. Click on the Upgrade button to start the distribution upgrade:
A window with the release notes for 8.10 comes up. Click on Upgrade again:
The upgrade is being prepared:
Click on Start Upgrade to finally begin with the upgrade process:
Replace /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades:
At the end of the upgrade process, you should remove obsolete packages:
The system needs to be rebooted to complete the upgrade, therefore click on Restart Now:
After the reboot, you can use your new Ubuntu 8.10 desktop:
2 Server
First become root:
sudo su
Then run
apt-get update
and install the package update-manager-core:
apt-get install update-manager-core
Open the file /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades...
vi /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
... and change Prompt=lts to Prompt=normal:
[...] |
Then run
do-release-upgrade
to start the distribution upgrade.
Confirm that you want to do the upgrade:
Do you want to start the upgrade?
2 packages are going to be removed. 48 new packages are going to be
installed. 376 packages are going to be upgraded.
You have to download a total of 242M. This download will take about 6
minutes with your connection.
Fetching and installing the upgrade can take several hours. Once the
download has finished, the process cannot be cancelled.
Continue [yN] Details [d] <-- y
At the end of the upgrade process, you should remove obsolete packages:
Remove obsolete packages?
21 packages are going to be removed.
Continue [yN] Details [d] <-- y
The server needs to be rebooted to complete the upgrade:
System upgrade is complete.
Restart required
To finish the upgrade, a restart is required.
If you select 'y' the system will be restarted.
Continue [yN] <-- y
After the reboot, your server is running Ubuntu 8.10.