Install Ubuntu 16.04.1 through software updater

[alaric-cundy]

I note that 16.04.1 LTS is now available. I am running 14.04 on four machines of varying manufacture and age. I have been expecting Software Updater to alert me to the arrival of 16.04.1, but it hasn't, not on any of the computers I use. On all machines, Software Updater is set to notify me of new LTS versions only - so why isn't it now offering 16.04.1? I know that I could install the upgrade through a terminal session, but I'd rather not if avoidable. [I have searched the Forums and I have been unable to find a similar thread.]

[howefield]

The upgrade notification is in the process of being enabled, be patient a little while longer.

[alan-pd-watson]

can you give us a hint of when we can expect it :-)

[howefield]

Nope, at least, not any sooner than you can see for yourself :)

From the IRC channel #ubuntu-release


15:42:41 bdmurray | infinity: What's the status on changing the meta-release file? The masses are clamoring bug │
| 1606850 among others. │
15:42:42 ubot5 | bug 1606850 in Ubuntu "LTS upgrade should be opened on Release Date of 1st Pointrelease" │
| [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1606850 │
15:45:15 teward | bdmurray: last i heard via pici, 28th (tomorrow) was when they were opening it │
15:45:31 teward | i.e. release path opening delayed 7 days (and happens to coincide with 15.10 EOL) │
15:46:32 jbicha | bdmurray: I think i_nfinity posted here that he was doing it after he wakes up │
15:51:32 jbicha | but that's not exactly what he said either, so who knows? I guess it's already thurs in some places │
15:53:52 teward | whenever it's opened up, i'm one of the ones in the upgrade queue. I have a full image of my │
| existing hard drive as a backup too, in case it fails (and I go back to 14.04 heh) │
15:55:13 bdmurray | using -p with do-release-upgrade will do the same thing │
15:55:28 bdmurray | the same thing as if the meta-release file was updated │
15:57:07 teward | right, but i'm the one who waits for it to be opened - not in a rush to upgrade in case it breaks │
| and destroys things on my computer │ │

[howefield]

Coming to a machine near you.. if you haven't got it already.

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/07/28/ubuntu-version-16-04-point-1-is-out/

[alaric-cundy]

Our four machines all popped up with the invite to upgrade this morning - problem solved! One of four now updated without any drama, three more to go. Patience is a virtue!