Sisters Upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 202004
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References
- [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes Ubuntu 18.04 Release Notes}
Upgrade From Ubuntu 16.04
Instructions from 18.04 Release Notes referenced above
To upgrade on a desktop system:
- Open the "Software & Updates" Setting in System Settings. "System Settings" is the gear icon. "Software & Updates" are in the "System" section.
- Select the 3rd Tab called "Updates".
- Set the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" drop down menu to "For long-term support versions" if you are using 16.04 LTS; set it to "For any new version" if you are using 17.10. This was already set this way
- Press Alt+F2 and type update-manager -c into the command box. Just open a terminal window. failed with
- connected wired
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/141512/how-to-resolve-failed-to-download-repository-information
- clean, update and upgrade did not owrk
- typed the update-manager -c command againg. in "Ubuntu Software" tabe "Download from other ..." "selct Best Server" choose server
- info was out of date so uploaded
- failed with the same error message
- let software updated run
- failed again
- rebooted
- settings - the gear
- Wireless - turn it off
- changed upload site manually
- froom mirrors.accretive-neworks.net/ubuntu
- mirror.uoregon.edu/ubuntu
- Update Manager should open up and tell you that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now available.
- If not you can run /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk
- Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.