Questions tagged [upgrade]
A software upgrade is the process of replacing an older version of one or more programs to a newer version. Use this tag for questions about upgrading individual packages, or the entire operating system to a later release.
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Can I Run Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04 on an ATI XPress 200 graphics card?
I have a acer aspire t650 pc with a pentium 4 processor and a ati xpress 200 grafics card.
Does anybody knows if I can update ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10 and to 13.04 and if so which driver do I need ...
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15.04 is avaliable to update to. Will I lose my data?
Will i lose all my data and applications after upgrading to 15.04 from 14.04 LTS ? My system shows a new update is available - 15.04.
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apt-get upgrade does not work after updating python [duplicate]
I recently updated my python release from 3.8 to 3.10, using
sudo update-alternatives --config python3, but this seems to have caused a problem with apt somewhere. Whenever I try to run sudo apt-get ...
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Ubuntu 21.04. Does apt update and apt upgrade work on all apps?
Newbie here. About 3 weeks ago I switched from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 21.04. Occasionally I do sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade. Does this update/upgrade all my apps? If not, how can I tell which ...
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kill Ubuntu 13.10 then install 14.04 fresh [duplicate]
I am fed up trying to upgrade to 14.04
I have tried everything I can find from Ask and nothing is helping. Can I just kill it and install 14.04?
Or uninstall completely than boot up with a 14.04 disk?...
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Cant upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04
Hi i have a vm with Ubuntu 20.04 updated till today ( 12/04/2022), but following the instruction to upgrade it doesnt work.
I followed this tutorial:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to-upgrade-...
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Should I upgrade my kernel from 3.16 to 4.**? [closed]
Why do I want this?
Just trying to use the updated things. Also, I want to gain the advantage of additional driver updates and better hardware compatibility as per experience with Ubuntu.
Would you ...
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How to upgrade GNOME in Ubuntu 20.04?
I'm currently using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Gnome 3.36.8. But I like the new GNOME 40 look. I've been using this system for almost 2 years, and I've many programs installed here and everything set up ...
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Why does ubuntu need reboot after upgrade but centos doesn't?
Why is server restart required?
Why is a restart only required on some updates?
When is it necessary to reboot an Ubuntu system?
After reading these questions, I'm curious about another question: my ...
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Upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04
As I understand it, in order to upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 one must upgrade to 14.10. At this time it appears 14.10 is not supported. From the command line do-release-upgrade -d produces
WARNING:...
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Are there multiple LTS distributions available?
My distributed network consists of atleast 10 servers, all of which are running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This was a design decision, so that we would have a more consistent back-end, as far as the Operating ...
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Force ubuntu 22.04.3 to use kernel 6.2 instead of 5.15 [duplicate]
I have two laptops showing
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS"
but one of them has
Linux ... 6.2.0-39-generic #40~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Nov 16 10:53:04 UTC 2 x86_64 ...
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Why is my Lubuntu desktop environment changed to LXQt after upgrading from 18.04 to 18.10?
I had a fresh installation of Lubuntu 18.04 (no upgrade) and upgraded to 18.10 today. Afterwards I was booted into a graphical user interface that does not look like Lubuntu. My settings for the panel ...
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How to hold Ubuntu point release version
For reasons of 3rd party software compatibility I would like to install ubuntu 14.04.1 and hold on version 14.04.1 until such time as I allow upgrade to 14.04.2, 14.04.3 etc...
I have read the ubuntu ...
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Update to 13.10 without GUI access
After upgrading 13.04 with the latest patches, I'm getting some really weird problems -- namely, logging in at the GUI just dumps me back at the GUI login screen. I can, however, get command line ...
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Why does my computer say that there is an 11.10 upgrade?
I always use update-manager -d just so I remember that there is a space bar between manager and -d. I ran it today and it showed the bellow image.
Why does it do this or is there really an 11.10 ...
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libtiff.so.5 issue with emacs after upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04
When I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 23.04 from 22.10, I was unable to start Emacs (I am using Doom Emacs). In the terminal I get this message:
emacs: error while loading shared libraries: libtiff.so.5:...
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Ubuntu 21.04 update available then disappears
Yesterday, May 14th, Ubuntu showed the availability of 21.04 on all my computers. I successfully upgraded a desktop and a server. For the last computer planned to upgrade today the option disappeared. ...
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Is it safe to upgrade Ubuntu from 16.04 LTS to latest LTS version with working web-applications running in production?
Is it safe to upgrade Ubuntu from 16.04 LTS to latest LTS version with working web-applications running in production? I understand that there will be a need on smth like all processes should be ...
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apt-cache show new version to install but apt-get does nothing
I'm trying to update the plexmediaserver-installer package but when running apt-get upgrade the package is not 'updatable'`
There's my apt-cache command:
apt-cache policy plexmediaserver-installer
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how to upgrade ubuntu 14.04LTS to 16LTS from command line without GUI?
I can't log into my desktop so I have to upgrade my system from 14.04LTS to 16LTS. I have done:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo reboot
sudo update-...
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When did I receive an LTS point-version upgrade?
I am using Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS and I want to find out when exactly I upgraded to 16.04.2 from 16.04.1. Where can I find this?
If possible/related, where can I see the packages (with their versions) ...
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upgrade ubuntu 12.04 to 13 [duplicate]
I am having trouble upgrading to the latest version of ubuntu. I have checked the application manager and it will not show the upgrade. Should
I just download the latest version and install it ...
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Why is better to upgrade/install a newer release
I will be talking soon about the advantages of upgrading or installing a newer release of Ubuntu instead of sticking to an older version. A behavior I tend to attribute to Windows users where they ...
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Should I upgrade to 10.10 now or wait a while longer? [closed]
I use netbook edition of Ubuntu and I am quite happy. Should I migrate now?
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404 error when trying to update
Last 14 days I am having problem in upgrading. Each time when I attempt to upgrade, I get a message (See attached image).
Please help me in solving this issue
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Which version to newly install prior to an LTS release, the latest point release or the current LTS? [closed]
As of originally writing this question (Dec. '21), we're months away from a new Ubuntu LTS version (Apr. '22). This question does apply to any timeframe prior to an LTS release though.
I have received ...
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dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure) after ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04.1 upgrade
I upgraded from 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04.1 but get a firmware error how can I fix this?
I tried: sudo dpkg --configure -a
rt@sys76:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: error processing package linux-...
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Does upgrading Ubuntu via a stick destroy existing files?
After much, much trying to upgrade my computer from 16 to 18 on Ubuntu, I got it to boot off a USB stick.
The question now is: "If I follow the directions, will I lose all my prior work that is ...
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Upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 GRUB menu hidden
I'm quite new to Ubuntu world and installed Ubuntu 18.04 (dual boot with Windows 10); all good, no problems, all works.
When upgraded to 20.04, i don't see the GRUB menu, just 10 seconds of nothing, ...
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Cannot update or upgrade Ubuntu. Nothing is available (no new packages, nothing)
I cannot install any new packages or even upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04. It's like the VM is stuck in the older days where Ubuntu 18.04 just came out. There are no new packages available or anything. ...
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Is there any "official" guidance to upgrading from Lubuntu 18.04 LTS (LXDE) to Lubuntu 18.10 (LXQt)
Since there are major differences between Lubuntu 18.04 LTS and Lubuntu 18.10 primarily involving the change from LXDE to LXQt is there any guidance available for those who wish to upgrade from 18.04 ...
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Upgrade to 18.04 from 17.10
When I attempt to upgrade Ubuntu from 17.10 to 18.04, the Update Manger says "Your computer is up-to-date."
Why isn't it detecting the new release?
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apt-get full-upgrade includes updating (or only both types of upgrading)?
I understand that apt-get full-upgrade "includes" or "encapsulates" apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade, but does it also include apt-get update?
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Not able to install anything in Ubuntu 16.04
I am not able to use apt-get to install anything in Ubuntu. Below is the error I get when I run sudo apt-get install :
/bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/apt-listchanges: not found
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-...
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Is Ubuntu 16.04's Snap format secure?
A recent leak claims that Ubuntu's new Snap Format is not secure - http://news.softpedia.com/news/developer-claims-that-canonical-s-new-snap-format-isn-t-secure-on-ubuntu-desktop-503287.shtml. Since ...
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Upgrade from 12.10 to 14.04 directly from ubuntu or clean Install? [duplicate]
I am currently using Ubuntu 12.10 i386.
I was disappointed when I was unable to install any software, get updates, or upgrade.
In another question here, I was told to install Ubuntu 14.04. And I ...
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Why do-release-upgrade does not show 14.04 even if it was officially released? [duplicate]
I do have 12.04 LTS and hearing that 14.04 LTS was released I (wrongly) assumed that I will be able to upgrade machines using the standard distribution upgrade path.
Still it seems that 'sudo do-...
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Upgrading every six months does need in general to be that careful?
I have a very basical question to ask on the everyday use of the Ubuntu system.
I plan to migrate from a version* to another, but before that I would like to be sure if it is possible to save what ...
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Cannot upgrade bind9
This is the output at my current installation, after running apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade
user@localhost:~# apt-get -f upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Will my data be erased if I upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04
If I am upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04 , then will my applications be deleted and also will my already configured mail setting deleted? I have many mails in my Inbox.
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On really old Ubuntu 6.06 - How to upgrade
I'm on an old Ubuntu version (Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS Server) which isn't really supported any more. So the automatic updates don't work. I have ISPConfig installed to manage a few web sites.
What's the ...
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Low graphics mode after upgrade to 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error?
I have an ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card.
I just upgraded to 12.04 and I get the System running low graphics... ...
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do-release-upgrade stopped, and couldn't re-run
I tried ubuntu upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10, and 11.04. It was successful from 10.04 to 10.10, but while upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, I felt something wrong, and stopped it. And I tried to re-run do-...
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Is it really necessary to upgrade from currently stable Ubuntu 22.10 to 23.04?
To date, my Ubuntu 22.10 looks no worse than the current interim release 23.04 and, unlike the latter, it doesn't get constant errors, for some unknown reason. And the software will end up being the ...
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Will Firefox (.deb) be replaced by Firefox (snap) when upgrading from Kubuntu 20.04 to 22.04?
If I upgrade from Kubuntu 20.04.5 to 22.04.1 will my .deb version of Firefox be replaced by the snap version?
Will it keep all my settings, history and passwords? Passwords I can export to a .csv, so ...
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How to upgrade PHP to 7.4.30?
The default version of PHP on Ubuntu Server 20.04 is 7.4.3, I want to upgrade it to 7.4.30. I've added ppa:ondrej/php to apt repository, but apt upgrade shows it will upgrade PHP to 8.1. How can I ...
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Roll back to stable version Lubuntu LXQt
I use this commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubuntu-ci/unstable-ci-proposed
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pcmanfm-qt
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
to ...
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Is it possible to restore config files overwritten by an upgrade?
Not much to this story: When I upgraded to 20.04 LTS, it asked me whether to keep my version of several config files. I figured it would be safer to make sure I had the latest versions of everything, ...
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How to upgrade to latest version of Ubuntu software in 20.04
Can I upgrade my Ubuntu software to the latest version in 20.04? Can I upgrade it to the latest version used in 20.10?