Upgrade to Ubuntu 17.04 from a previous version

The official announcement of its release Ubuntu LTS 17.04 it happened yesterday on the scheduled , and many of you wish to upgrade your system from previous versions of Canonical's OS.

Let's see the conditions

There are a few things you need to do before upgrading Ubuntu. Before you start you should do one good backup your important files and folders, and of course to install all available updates.

To let me know the older version open the terminal and run the command:


After you're done with her , we can proceed to upgrade your system.

You can upgrade to Ubuntu 17.04 in two ways:

By using the app , or using the line .Ubuntu 17.04

Whichever way you choose to upgrade will have the same end result: your system will run with Ubuntu 17.04.

To upgrade through the Updater application:


Select the 'Updates' tab
At the point it mentions' me of a new Ubuntu version'
Select in the dropdown menu 'For any new version'

Ubuntu will notify you that a new version of Ubuntu is available.

This disclosure does not always appear immediately. You may have to wait for Ubuntu servers to be very busy.

If you do not want to wait, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo do-release-upgrade

Read the details that will appear on the terminal and if you want to proceed enter y (yes) and press enter. Sit comfortably and wait for the upgrade to finish.

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