Hi guys !
As a newbie, later this week (on the 19th) I’ll go from 17.04 to 17.10. Hoping everything will flow easily and with no hurdle.
So.
My understanding is that to upgrade I need to do this:
- Update the current 17.04, by using this in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove
I did read somewhere that it is better doing this then use the ‘Software Updater’ (Really?) and to re-boot. - Then, open ‘Software & Updates’, go to the ‘Updates tab’ and make sure that under ‘Notify me of a new Ubuntu version’ it is set to ‘For any new version’.
- After that, open the Terminal again, type ‘update-manager -cd’ and press Enter.
The Update Manager should open and show: ‘New ‘17.10’ release is available’ or something like that. By then, click the ‘Upgrade’ button and follow the instructions.
And reboot again, I guess.
Anything else any newbie should know ? Any alternative way ? Although the above seems so simple…
Any warning about what ‘may’ go wrong ? Just being proactive here – better ask then be sorry, loose data, dig the web for 3 weeks to finally reinstall from zero…
Since, I guess, this may also help every newbie out there, just looking for the basic info then me.
Thx