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How do I upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04? [duplicate]

I am using Ubuntu 12.10. Please outline the different ways I can upgrade to 13.04.
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How do I create a restore disk?

I'm new to Ubuntu and have reinstalled 11.04 at least 10 times already. Each time I reconfigure all my settings and end up breaking something. It is really annoying and would be much easier if I could ...
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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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How can I make automatic, full system backups of Ubuntu during normal use (like Macrium Reflect for Windows)

Update: Thanks to Organic Marble's answer I went with Timeshift. I ran into a few difficulties, so I made an answer outlining how to restore to a new drive, in case others run into the same issues. I ...
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How to transfer Ubuntu to SSD, but keeping home on HDD?

I would like to transfer my existing Ubuntu Trusty (14.04.1) system (including installed apps from PPAs) to an SSD. I want to retain my existing home directory on hard disk). What is the best method, ...
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Can't set 1280x1024 with Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS

I've just installed 10.04 LTS using the Windows installer. The system hangs during boot; the splash screen is frozen and it accepts neither Ctrl+Alt+F2 nor Ctrl+Alt+Del, only a hard reset. (I'm a ...
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How to make a full backup of ubuntu 16.04?

I ve spent some time to install Ubuntu 16.04 in my Laptop and replace Win10 (single boot). However, I had to install within Ubuntu VMWare with Win10 (as Virtual Machine), because too many files ...
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What are the main differences between a system snapshots (Timeshift) and partition images (saved as iso)?

Following comments under this answer of mine I became interested in the question whether the best option for me in order to back-up a system is a partition back-up as described at the linked answer or ...
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Skipping intermediate Ubuntu OS upgrade to latest one,How do I upgrade from 9.04 to 10.04.2? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I skip over releases? Is it possible to skip releases during an upgrade? I'm currently runing Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty. I want to upgrade to 10.04.02, but whenever I use the ...
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Xubuntu or Lubuntu on a Mac mini?

My Mac mini doesn't have sufficient hardware for Ubuntu 11.04 (specifically Unity I think), and so I have to use the classic environment, which is fine, but it seems to run slower on 11.04 (I'm ...
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GZip of drive image created by using `dd` command

I created yesterday a drive image using GZip. I opened the 51.3 GiB file named ssd.img.gz to see one icon thats a package of 3.9 GiB, yes, thats THree point Nine Gigabytes in size and has the name of ...
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Creating backup of existing ubuntu 16.04 system on external usb

OK I am new to ubuntu and thought this would be simple. My first plan - create an iso of existing system on laptop and use unetbootin to install on external usb stick, copy data to another device, if ...
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Does "erasing 10.04 and installing 11.04" erase document from my windows installation?

I have a doubt regarding the installation of ubuntu 11.04 on my Thinkpad Laptop. Currently, my laptop has dual boot namely Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows XP. When i tried with live cd of ubuntu 11.04 for ...
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How to remove latest kernel without removing linux itself

I have found my machine to be unstable with 3.2.0-58. Since starting to run 3.2.0-57 my machine has been much more stable, and I would like to remove 3.2.0.58 from my machine, partly so that I boot ...
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How to copy or (quickly-and-easily) backup a "special file"?

Wanting to try this unverified answer for this unanswered question, but not without some kind of quick-and-easy backup. Thought copy-and-paste of the /dev/bus/usb/004 folder would do the trick, but ...
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