Just a quick reminder that the biweekly breakfast event takes place tomorrow morning November 18th. See further down on this site for map location and other details. Explains how to install the latest version of Ansible IT automation tool on a Ubuntu Linux machine and setup communication between servers. How do I upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu Summary. This answer summarizes the recommended community upgrade process. You should always read the release notes for any potential issues that may affect your upgrade. Backup. Before you start any upgrade process ask yourself this question Can I afford to lose anyall my data such as documents and files If the answer is no then backup your installation. Upgrading Ubuntu works 9. Sudo Get Update Upgrade Autoremove For Linux' title='Sudo Get Update Upgrade Autoremove For Linux' />Comparison of backup tools. Graphics. If you have installed proprietary drivers from the Additional Drivers or Hardware Drivers window then these should be automatically upgraded with the NvidiaATI binary driver appropriate for 1. If you have downloaded and installed proprietary drivers manually directly from the manufacturers website then the recommendation is to remove these drivers first and revert to the open source drivers before upgrading. Potentially what can happen is that a etcX1. These questions describe the removal process How do I remove ATIAMD Drivers downloaded from their site Remove n. Vidia driver and go back to Nouveau. PPAs. During the upgrade, any PPA sources you may have added will be automatically disabled. Generally, PPAs do not affect the upgrade process. There are a couple of specific PPAs that could cause issues x swat and xorg edgers. These PPAs should be removed via ppa purge before upgradingubuntu x swatx updatesxorg edgersppa. How to Upgrade. Your 1. If this does not happen then see the trouble shooting section below. Please see the trouble shooting section for the special case for LTS users between 1. The official ubuntu. Immediately after a Ubuntu release, the download servers are extremely busy. Thus, if you can, we suggest to wait a few days if you want to upgrade. Alternatively, download using a bittorrent client such as Transmission, the official desktop ISO torrent. Upgrade over the Network. You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure. Launch the update manager. Click the Check button to check for new updates. If there are any updates to install, use the Install Updates button to install them, and press Check again after that is complete. A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release. For 1. 0. 0. 4LTS1. LTS users you need to check the Release upgrade Show new distribution releases drop down to make sure Long term support releases only is selected, and change it if otherwise. See the Trouble shooting section below for more details. Bs En 10204 Latest Edition Of Time. Please see the trouble shooting section for the special case for LTS users between 1. Click Upgrade. Follow the on screen instructions. See Also Upgrading by using the CD or USB image. If you are using 1. LTS1. 2. 0. 4 LTS or 1. CD or boot from the live CD to start installing it will give a option of upgrading to 1. It will automatically detect installed applications and install the updated version of your applications also. If you download an ISO, the recommendation is to perform a md. ISO downloaded and the burned CD are valid. Upgrade from 1. 0. LTS1. 2. 0. 4 LTS here shown with dual boot NOTE Upgrades from 1. Upgrades from 1. 2. Upgrading using the command line eg Ubuntu Server. Run do release upgrade in a terminal. Promptlts. Run do release upgrade in a terminal. Troubleshooting. If your 1. Never. If it is then change the value to Long Term Support Releases Only 1. LTS1. 2. 0. 4 LTS For any new version 1. LTS1. 2. 0. 4 LTSfor 1. According to Ubuntu Engineering Foundations team manager Steve Langasek Upgrades between LTS releases are not enabled by default until the first point release, It is recommended that most LTS users wait until then before upgrading. If you choose to upgrade before then, you can pass the d option to the upgrade tool, running do release upgrade d or update manager d, to upgrade from vanilla 1. See this Q A for further details Why is No new release found when upgrading from a LTS to the nextYou might need to make changes to etcaptsources. Ubuntu. Follow the answers given in this question to make necessary modifications and then upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu.