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separator Tutorials separator Linux separator Upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04

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Upgrade distro itself

Upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04

Following is guide to upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Make sure you are running a screen session before continuing.

Prepare

Update & upgrade all packages


			apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
		

Install update-manager-core package:


			apt-get install update-manager-core
		

Upgrade distro itself

You are now ready to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Open the release-upgrades file for editing by entering the following command:


			vim /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
		

Verify that the following line is present in the file, and that Prompt is set to lts:


			Prompt=lts
		

Start a screen session:


			screen -S distro
		

Upgrade your Linode to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS by entering the following command:


			do-release-upgrade -d
		

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

When the upgrade process completes, verify that it’s running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS by entering the following command


			cat /etc/lsb-release
		

You should see output that resembles the following:


			DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04"
		

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