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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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How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?

Recently I have installed an older version of Ubuntu on my old machine. Whenever I try to install any software, I get an error saying it couldn't be found: $ sudo apt-get install vlc Reading package ...
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Can I skip over releases when upgrading?

I am currently using Ubuntu 10.04. I know there is a 10.10 release, but can I upgrade directly to 11.04? Could you walk me through the steps please?
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How do I upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu?

What are the different ways I can use to upgrade Ubuntu from one release to another?
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How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

Currently I'm running Linux-3.0 and I want to update it to Linux-3.3.1 the latest stable kernel release as mentioned at http://www.kernel.org. Can I update to 3.3.1 in Ubuntu without any risk of ...
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My /boot partition hit 100% and now I can't upgrade. Can't remove old kernels to make room

My first issue was when I tried to apt-get update or apt-get upgrade. On upgrade I get the following error: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these. The following packages have ...
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Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

Upon trying to upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 all seemed to go well until the restart. This error message is what comes up: Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) ...
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Can't upgrade/update ubuntu 18.04 as apt/dpkg error is showing up

I have been using ubuntu 18.04 for quite a while now and it was working fine until this morning when I turned my pc on and used terminal for updates. This is the output of sudo apt upgrade Reading ...
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Backup/clone live to a new partition which can be booted

Ubuntu 18.04 came out April 26, 2018 and I want to try it to upgrade my programs and convert my data but don't want to commit if there are bugs. I've shrunk Windows from 410 GB to 385 GB, rebooted ...
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Dependency errors prevent all APT commands from running, "Package libappstream-glib8:amd64 is not configured yet"

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and I've been getting an error of Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code when trying to install new apps or update the system. This seems to be happening since i ...
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I installed an alpha or beta, am I up to date with the final release if I keep upgrading?

I installed an Ubuntu alpha or beta and have been keeping it up to date. So, Should I presume that my system has automatically updated to the next alpha or beta, and will be running the official ...
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Is it possible to "upgrade" from a 32bit to a 64bit installation?

As per title, I wish to know if I can, after a successful 32bit setup and consequent software installations, update to a 64bit version. I know how to partition (actually one of the solutions is to ...
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16.04 upgrade broke mysql-server

My overall upgrade went well, but I am left with a critically lingering issue of mysql-server not being able to install itself, and nothing I am trying gets it to work. This is the error I see when ...
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Can't upgrade due to low disk space on /boot

I try to do do-release-upgrade but then I get: Not enough free disk space The upgrade has aborted. The upgrade needs a total of 25.7 M free space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an ...
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How do I resume a release upgrade?

Yesterday I started the upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04, but I interrupted it because it was taking too long. Now if I restart it, it doesn't proceed. Is there any possibility to clean the mess it left ...
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How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)?

How do I upgrade to the unreleased version of Ubuntu for testing?
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Failed upgrade from Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04 "Please update the microcode"

While installing the Ubuntu 20.04 updates during upgrade from 19.10 to 20.04, my screen suddenly went completely white and displayed a message saying Please logout and try again. But I could not ...
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Should I upgrade to the "mainline" kernels?

Newer "mainline" versions of the kernel are available from the Ubuntu kernel team, e.g. 3.4 and 3.5, while Ubuntu 12.04 is on 3.2. What are the mainline kernels? Are they better than my existing ...
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Is the "Final Release" a "Development Release"?

Update The official Release Notes appear to have been updated recently (as of writing this the last update appears to have taken place on 3rd of June) to include the following statement: The -d ...
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Can I smoothly upgrade from one LTS to next LTS release?

Question is about Ubuntu release process. Are migrations from n to n+1 releases expected? Assuming we have server with installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Will it be smoothly upgradable to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ...
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No facility exists in Update Manager to upgrade to a new version, why?

I am trying to upgrade to a new Ubuntu version but the update manager does not recognize an update. Why not?
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Error 101: Network is unreachable when trying to update

My ubuntu browsing this normally can not access any site, more apt-get update and even upgrade this giving error as shown below, what could it be? sudo apt-get update Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/...
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Could not calculate the upgrade, what happened?

I am running sudo update-manager -d and start the upgrade process. I select upgrade option and when then manager enters Setting new software channels it throws an error. Could not calculate the ...
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How to safely upgrade from an older Ubuntu version to a newer one? [duplicate]

How can I safely upgrade an Ubuntu installation from one release to another? What should I do before upgrading to ensure it goes smoothly, and is there any clean-up I need to do afterwards? In ...
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Not enough free disk space when upgrading

I'm getting an error in software updater when I try and do my daily updates. it says: The upgrade needs a total of 25.3 M free space on disk `/boot`. Please free at least an additional 25.3 M of disk ...
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Update manager doesn't offer an upgrade to the new release

So I have Ubuntu installed on my pc, and I want to upgrade to the new Ubuntu which was just released. When I check for any new updates it doesn't show any upgrades to the new release. How can I fix ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 problems install upgrades

When trying to update I get an error message E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. But when I try to run this command the screen goes ...
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Is a clean install better than upgrading?

Is it better to install Ubuntu completely new or is the upgrade process just as good? In other words, will my computer run just as problem-free and efficiently when I upgrade as opposed to a fresh ...
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Why use apt-get upgrade instead of apt-get dist-upgrade?

I usually use apt-get update && apt-get upgrade to run my updates and upgrades instead of the GUI because it seems to run more quickly. However, I've noticed lately that I often get a ...
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How do I upgrade from 14.04 LTS to 16.04.1 LTS?

So, today is July 21st and this page. gives me an option to download 16.04.1 LTS. However, attempting to upgrade gets me this message - $ sudo do-release-upgrade Checking for a new Ubuntu release No ...
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Update/Upgrade not working (because of phased updates)

I've tried to sudo update and upgrade as usual but it displays The following packages have been kept back: base-files python3-distupgrade python3-gi python3-gi-cairo ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ...
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How to upgrade Ubuntu from an ISO image

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 now and want to Upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04. The problem is my net connection is very slow and I can not do a network upgrade from the "Updates Manager". So, is there a way that I ...
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apt-get stuck at 0 [Connecting to us.archive.ubuntu.com]

When I do upgrade it gets stuck here: user@plato:~# sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done ...
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apt-get won't upgrade old generic-pae

Running #apt-get upgrade I am told to run sudo apt-get -f install. I do that and see: The following extra packages will be installed: linux-generic-pae linux-headers-generic-pae linux-image-...
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What causes "Failed to fetch ... File has unexpected size. Mirror sync progress?" error?

I've seen this error pop up for different people for different repositories. I was just curious what is the exact this error, as I got it the other day. I think I ran "sudo apt update." E: Failed ...
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Will there be data loss if I upgrade?

I am planning to upgrade from 8.10 to 10.04. But I am wondering whether there will be data loss during the upgrade. For example: Will the applications that I have installed on 8.10 still be there ...
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How to replace an old version of Ubuntu with a newer one from USB/DVD?

I dual booted ubuntu 11.04/11.10 a while ago with a USB stick and i want to uninstall it. I would like to completely uninstall the old version and get 12.04. I have a 64 bit laptop. Please help!
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What is more reliable - apt-mark or APT-pin (/etc/apt/preferences.d/pin) for version locking?

Usually on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I lock package versions with APT-pin functionality. For example if I want to pin meld to version 1.5.3-1ubuntu1 I create the following pin-file: cat <<EOF | ...
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How to upgrade a single package using apt-get?

How do I update a single package? As far as man apt-get says apt-get upgrade doesn't take a package/list of packages as parameter: upgrade upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all ...
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Why isn't an upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 available yet?

I want to use do-release-upgrade to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04, but I can't do that do-release-upgrade Checking for a new Ubuntu release There is no development version of an LTS available. It seems ...
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22.04 is suggested on Ubuntu's website but not in the repository [duplicate]

$ sudo do-release-upgrade -c # It SHOULD work as 22.04 is released now Checking for a new Ubuntu release No new release found. $ sudo do-release-upgrade -d # This is the only solution now which is ...
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How can I update to Ubuntu 21.04? [duplicate]

Today is the release of Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo). And I can't update to this version. And also I selected ‘Notify me of a new Ubuntu version’ and changed it to ‘For any new version' on the Updates ...
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After Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04: "Oh no! Something went wrong"

I upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 today, choosing LightDM over gdm3 during the upgrade. During the upgrade I was asked if I wanted to keep or replace /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file. I decided for keeping it. Now, ...
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Failed to fetch security undetermined error [IP: 91.189.91.38 80] in Ubuntu 20.04

First I ran sudo apt update and sudo apt update worked fine, but after running sudo apt upgrade I got the below error. Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state ...
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N: Ignoring file '50unattended-upgrades.ucf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension

Yesterday I upgraded distro and today when I am using apt-get to install anything or to update, I get an error: N: Ignoring file '50unattended-upgrades.ucf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/' ...
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Can't view Wifi networks after upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04

I can't view any wifi networks after upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 from 14.04. This issue also occurred when trying to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.10. This is what my network window looks like: I have Broadcom ...
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Internal speaker (Audio) is not working in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 lts from 18.04 lts. After reboot audio is not working. I tried to reinstall pulseaudio and alsa but still not working. sudo apt-get install --reinstall alsa-base ...
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Lost power during upgrade, how do I recover?

I was attempting to update my 11.10 install to 12.04beta. During the install step, I accidentally lost power to my laptop (the power cable came unplugged) and it shut down. Whenever I go to boot now, ...
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Is editing sources.list a good idea?

This doubt is hitting me since 2-3 days, so I decided to test it myself. What I did is I installed Ubuntu 16.04.4 in VMWare and edited /etc/apt/sources.list and replaced xenial with bionic using: ...
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Wrong kernel after upgrade --- old kernel still installed?

I just upgraded from 13.10 to 14.04, but when I do uname -r, it says I have kernel 3.11. I want to have the default 14.04 kernel, (3.13 I believe). How can I get this?
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Ubuntu boots to a black screen with blinking a underscore character after release upgrade

I upgraded my operating system from Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu 13.04, and after the process of upgrading it via Software Updater, it requested me to restart the computer. I rebooted and on boot it ...
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