Computer FAQs & Tips

When you want to use a new version from the distro doesn’t mean you have to get rid of the existing version of you system and reinstall a fresh new one and you will have to run through installing all required packages/applications for your work. Simply just take the advantage of the upgrade facilities provided by Ubuntu distro.

At the time of writing, I am upgrading Ubuntu Server from version 7.04 to 7.10
First make sure, current system is most up to date.

Perform update with the following commands.

1. sudo aptitude update
2. sudo aptitude upgrade
3. sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

If you feel that there’s more updates to be done, just repeat the 3 steps until no more update availalbe.

You system is now ready to upgrade to the next version. Perform upgrade with the following commands.

1. sudo aptitude install update-manager-core
2. sudo do-release-upgrade

Enjoy :)

Author: Manet Yim FAQ & Tip