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I'm not able to update my ubuntu desktop. When I open the software updater it says you should upgrade to ubuntu 13.10. When I click upgrade, the update doesn't start the software updater closes automatically. Please help.

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    You can not upgrade 12.10 directly to anything now. Previously it could be upgraded to 13.04. But now both are not supported for a long time. I suggest a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It will be supported till 2019.
    – Pilot6
    Jun 21, 2015 at 12:13
  • @ Karel: upgrading won't work at all anymore in this setup. OP has an unsupported version, and the next version is also unsupported.
    – Gx1sptDTDa
    Jun 21, 2015 at 15:17

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Two issues:

1) 12.10 is a Short Term Release.

  • Upgrading on Short Term Releases is less reliable than doing fresh installs.
  • Upgrading on Long Term Releases such as 10.04, 12.04, and 14.04 is however perfectly fine and supported.

2) 12.10 is an old release, and no longer officially supported.

  • Support ended long ago in 2014: Support
  • It is very likely that even if you could some how get this to upgrade, that you will have severe issues with stability. I am speaking from experience.

It is recommended that you do a fresh install of the Ubuntu Operating System to replace a short term release. Instructions can be found here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

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