Command Line Upgrade 16.04 LTS to 17.10 LTS?

**tecknomage** · October 20th, 2017

Running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my desktop.

Ubuntu Server site says use "do-release-upgrade"

For desktops, what is the correct steps (all) for command-line upgrade

**slickymaster** · October 20th, 2017

The exact same command

Code:

sudo do-release-upgrade

but it's advisable that you check if the update-manager-core package is installed on your system by first running

Code:

sudo apt-get install update-manager-core

**Kirboosy** · October 20th, 2017

Just to make sure there isn't any confusion. 17.10 is not an LTS. I'm not sure if that changes things for you since this is a server you want to upgrade. The next LTS will be 18.04.

Hope that helps!

**deadflowr** · October 20th, 2017

Currently there will be no upgrade path directly to 17.10 from 16.04.
You have to upgrade to 17.04 first.
In a few months when 17.04 support ends, you can then upgrade directly from 16.04 to 17.10.

**tecknomage** · October 21st, 2017

OK, I'm confused

What IS the current Desktop LTS Release?

**jeremy31** · October 21st, 2017

The newest LTS is 16.04 and the only other LTS is 14.04

**deadflowr** · October 21st, 2017

LTS releases come out in April of even numbered years.
So the last was 2016.
Next will be 2018.

**tecknomage** · October 23rd, 2017

Thanks.

Now it would be nice if Conical/Ubuntu would allow us to signup for email notification when new LTS (not beta) are released.

**ian-weisser** · October 23rd, 2017

Normal releases are not 'beta'. They are normal.
You can sign up for notification (not email) using your Software & Updates control panel. It's a setting. Otherwise, simply put it on your calendar every two years in April.