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How can i update to the newest version from the 10.10 release candidate?

thristian 16y ago
System → Administration → Update Manager should do it, if you're using the GUI; if not, try the usual "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade".
- jdub 16y ago
  The correct way to upgrade Ubuntu from the command line is "do-release-upgrade" (which includes extra upgrading smarts that apt alone does not).
  - TorKlingberg 16y ago
    Why doesn't the apt-get man page mention this? It is getting rather difficult keeping track of what the current recommended way is.
  - lazyant 16y ago
    More info: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade , https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/installing-upgrading.html https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/installing-upgra...
  - thristian 16y ago
    We're talking about upgrading from the 10.10 release candidate to 10.10 final, right? That shouldn't require "do-release-upgrade", surely.
- SkyMarshal 16y ago
  Yes, avoid dist-upgrade, it apparently can break dependencies. Upgrade to a major version with %> sudo apt-get update && sudo do-release-upgrade
steve19 16y ago
> To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes
- jdub 16y ago
  If you're upgrading a server, just run "do-release-upgrade -m server".
  - drats 16y ago
    10.10 doesn't provide much over 10.04 for a server, so people should wait maybe? I installed the 10.10 RC a little while ago on my primary machine but I am on 9.04, 9.10 and 10.04 on various other machines.
    - jdub 16y ago
      Yeah, I'd strongly recommend sticking with 10.04 LTS for any production servers -- unless you require a particular and/or peculiar feature in 10.10, that is. LTS == Long Term Support == security fixes for 5 years. :-)
      - illumen 16y ago
        Except upgrading incrementally if you can is easier. Less things to change all at once.
        SkyMarshal 16y ago
        Best of both worlds for server - upgrade from LTS version to LTS version only, skip the 'bleeding edge' *.10 releases. Of course, plenty of people are still running 7, 8, and 9 servers with no problems.
cdr 16y ago
If you have the 10.10 RC already, I'm pretty sure there's no "upgrade" to the final as if you were coming from 10.04 - the updates you've been applying along the way have put you there.

System → Administration → Update Manager should do it, if you're using the GUI; if not, try the usual "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade".

jdub 16y ago
The correct way to upgrade Ubuntu from the command line is "do-release-upgrade" (which includes extra upgrading smarts that apt alone does not).
- TorKlingberg 16y ago
  Why doesn't the apt-get man page mention this? It is getting rather difficult keeping track of what the current recommended way is.
- lazyant 16y ago
  More info: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade , https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/installing-upgrading.html https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/installing-upgra...
- thristian 16y ago
  We're talking about upgrading from the 10.10 release candidate to 10.10 final, right? That shouldn't require "do-release-upgrade", surely.
SkyMarshal 16y ago
Yes, avoid dist-upgrade, it apparently can break dependencies. Upgrade to a major version with %> sudo apt-get update && sudo do-release-upgrade

steve19 16y ago

> To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes

jdub 16y ago
If you're upgrading a server, just run "do-release-upgrade -m server".
- drats 16y ago
  10.10 doesn't provide much over 10.04 for a server, so people should wait maybe? I installed the 10.10 RC a little while ago on my primary machine but I am on 9.04, 9.10 and 10.04 on various other machines.
  - jdub 16y ago
    Yeah, I'd strongly recommend sticking with 10.04 LTS for any production servers -- unless you require a particular and/or peculiar feature in 10.10, that is. LTS == Long Term Support == security fixes for 5 years. :-)
    - illumen 16y ago
      Except upgrading incrementally if you can is easier. Less things to change all at once.
      - SkyMarshal 16y ago
        Best of both worlds for server - upgrade from LTS version to LTS version only, skip the 'bleeding edge' *.10 releases. Of course, plenty of people are still running 7, 8, and 9 servers with no problems.

cdr 16y ago

If you have the 10.10 RC already, I'm pretty sure there's no "upgrade" to the final as if you were coming from 10.04 - the updates you've been applying along the way have put you there.