How to upgrade from 9.04 to 10.04?

[kristine12]

Is it possible to upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx without upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala? When I go to my "Update Manager" I only see the upgrade button for 9.10 but there's no upgrade to 10.04. An immediate response is highly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[drs305]

No. Upgrades are only available between LTS versions (8.04 > 10.04) or from the immediate predecessor.

You have the choice of upgrading to 9.10 and then 10.04 or doing a clean install of 10.04.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes

[kristine12]

No. Upgrades are only available between LTS versions (8.04 > 10.04) or from the immediate predecessor.

You have the choice of upgrading to 9.10 and then 10.04 or doing a clean install of 10.04.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes

Thanks a lot! You've given all the things I have to know.

[paichkash]

i also have similar question .. but unlike OP my update manager is showing 10.04.3 LTS as the next availabale version.. wheareas i am currently running 9.04 .. and i have upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04...?
what should i do ? should i upgrade ? how long will it take on a 1ghz pIII wiht 512 MB 133 Mhz buss speed..?
clean install is not an option for me due to several unavoidable situations..

and also latest ubuntu is a big no no for me.. i hate that unity thingy ... and all the other boooolsheeet...

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