The distribution Ubuntu 20.04 was released yesterday and you may want to upgrade to older versions of the Canonical operating system (19.10 or 19.04). Yes I do know that many administrators think that no operating system is as good as the one installed from the beginning.
For this reason, you may prefer to install it Ubuntu 20.04 from the beginning, instead of doing an upgrade.
However, you may already be using some of the current versions 18.04, 19.04 or 19.10 that you will want to keep but upgrade.
The following post will guide you through the process of upgrading older versions of the distribution to the latest LTS version, 20.04.
Note: It is a rare case to go for an upgrade Ubuntu wrong. However, it can happen. So before we get started it would be good to back up all your data and settings to your computer.
How to update and upgrade
The first thing you need to do is upgrade your existing system.
To do this, open a terminal and give the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
When done, restart the machine (if the kernel has been upgraded), log in again and get ready to continue.
Install its update manager Ubuntu
The update-manager-core is responsible for managing upgrades. Hypothetically it is already installed on your system. To be sure, give the following command:
sudo apt-get install update-manager-core -y
How to upgrade
Give the order:
sudo do-release-upgrade
The upgrade process will start. If the command states that a new version is not available and you still want to proceed with the upgrade, you can use the -d option:
sudo do-release-upgrade -d
You will be asked if you want to continue with the upgrade
Are you sure you want to continue?
Type y and press Enter on your keyboard to start the process. You will be asked if you want to restart the services during the package upgrades without being asked. Click Yes and press Enter on your keyboard.
Depending on the software you have installed on your server, you may be asked if you want to keep the current versions or if you want new versions
Think before you choose. If you have a custom application installed, you need to make sure that you maintain the existing version. If you do not care, select the installation of the package manager version.
Finally you will be asked if you want to keep or remove old packages. It would be good not to keep them.
Reboot to complete the upgrade process.
It will take a long time - even hours. If your hardware and Internet are fast enough, the upgrade can be done in less than 30 minutes. If your network connection is slow, this time can be significantly extended. When the process is complete, you will need to restart.
After restarting, log in again and enjoy Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa.
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