upgrade to 12.4 lts from unsupported earlier version

[kstump]

I have an old version of Ubuntu running and haven't had problems with it. Which is why I haven't upgraded.
I would like to upgrade to 12.04 LT because I want stability, and by now I would guess any bugs have been worked out. But how do you upgrade without losing all your aps, programs, etc. that have already been installed? For example, Think Or Swim desktop trade platform. If I can't take my stuff with me, then I have no use for an upgrade. I'm not an "experimenter".

If I try to do an upgrade within my version of Ubuntu it just tells me I have an unsupported system and nothing else.

Anyone with any ideas?

Thanks,

Ken

[Bashing-om]

kstump; Hi !

You are not the first to be in this situation.
Here is the official documentation guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades

We are here for further discussion if required.



ain't nothing but a thing

[kstump]

Super! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[Bashing-om]

kstump; Hey ;

You are quite welcome, small things can mean a lot.



just keep on keep'n on