
Start Upgrading Ubuntu Using Single Command ‘do-release-upgrade’
UPGRADE UBUNTU VIRTUALHOSTX INSTALL
Therefore, we will use the ‘-d’ flag to install the latest development version of Ubuntu 20.04. However, you will also now get a “no new release” as the stable release of Ubuntu 20.04 has not yet been released. sudo vim /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades Update release check Or, type N and edit the settings to replace normal with LTS to check only for the new LTS release. If you want to upgrade to 18.10, type y when you’re prompted to choose. You can check your default settings from the ‘/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades’ file. This is because, by default, the command has a default config value to searches for any new release, i.e., 18.10. It means there is no new release available.īut if you’re using Ubuntu 18.04, your results may differ showing a newer version. Since I’m using Ubuntu 19.10, the result displays “no new releases.” It’s because at the time of writing this article, Ubuntu 20.04 is under the beta (testing) phase. Sudo do-release-upgrade Check any new release version But before this, if you want to check your Ubuntu version, run the command: If you have successfully received the two transmitted packets, you are ready to proceed further.

ping -c 2 Check Ubuntu version and Internet connection You can check your internet connection by transmitting packets using a ping command. Stable Internet Connection And Backup Dataīefore starting upgradations, connect your system to a stable internet network to avoid any disruption during the package download. Updating all packages to their latest versionsġ.Setting up a stable internet connection and backing up data.How Do I Upgrade Ubuntu Using Command-Line?įollow these step-by-step instructions to upgrade Ubuntu from the terminal:

This article is focussed on upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (beta) from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or 19.10. Your Ubuntu version must be either 18.04 LTS or 19.10. Note: You cannot upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 directly from Ubuntu 16, 17, 18.10, 19.04.
