Article Index
1. Upgrade Ubuntu
1.1. Upgrade from an Older Release
2. Perform the Upgrade
2.1. Start the Upgrade Manager
2.2. Read Release Notes
2.3. Downloading the Packages

ubuntu-upgrade This is a step-by-step guide to upgrade your release of Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10. The upgrade procedure is illutrated by utilizing the GUI tools provided by the desktop installation of Ubuntu.

1. Upgrade Ubuntu

The development Team of Ubuntu provides a set of easy-to-use tools to perform all required steps when upgrading your Ubuntu installation.

1.1. Upgrade from an Older Release

To be able to follow this guide it is expected you have intalled Ubuntu 11.04. If you have to perform a migration starting from an earlier release of Ubuntu than 11.04 you should take a look at the following list of articles. They do contain a detailed description how to perform the upgrade and what alternatives are available.

2. Perform the Upgrade

As previously mentioned we are utilizing the graphical desktop to perform the upgrade. Everything you need is to logon to your Linux Maschine locally or remote (via a network connection).

2.1. Start the Upgrade Manager

Start the Upgrade Manager by selecting the following system menu item:

System > Administration > Update Manager

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If the application does not detect an available upgrade release you should check the settings. To check and modify settings please click on the lower left button labeled 'Settings...'. As described in article Online Upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 for Desktop Computers you have to modify the Upgrade Path. For updating to release 11.10 select in section Release Upgrade the entry 'normal releases'.

2.2. Read Release Notes

Read the release notes. They do contain important information regarding the target release you are going to update to.

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2.3. Downloading the Packages

After confirming the previous dialog the Upgrade Manager starts to download all required software packages.

When the download has been finished the installation and configuration will be started. Depending on the hardware of your system and the number of software packages to be upgraded this step may require up to several hours.

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Guide to Upgrade from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10