Can apt-get dist-upgrade upgrade to a new version

[sudodus]

Is it possible to bypass the tedious upgrades with


do-release-upgrade or it's GUI version and use


sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

to upgrade the Ubuntu family versions for example from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 13.04?

In that case I think we are many people who want to learn how to do it :-P

[oldos2er]

That's not a supported method of upgrading the OS, as far as I know.

[dino99]

i'm always surprised by people asking, again & again, about the same questions, without searching a little bit first :confused:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/215267/apt-get-dist-upgrade

[sudodus]

I know both of you are very experienced, and I rely on your advice. So the old truth is still valid concerning upgrades between versions.

Thank you :-)