How do I upgrade?

[Keith]

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009, Charlie Dorff wrote:

> Hi... I am using Ubuntu 8.10 and wanted to upgrade to 9.04. Could 
> someone please tell me what to type in the terminal to accomplish this? 
> Thank you. Charlie


  You should be able to use the regular program on the desktop for updating 
packages. If you are using a LTS Long Term Support there is not an upgrade 
for several more months, but according to Ubuntu 8.10 is a regular 
release.
  If the update program will not upgrade your version of Ubuntu and it is 
not a long term support version you are using you can run a command at the 
terminal to attempt to upgrade Ubuntu.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

should accomplish what you want.

  If that doesn't work you will have to back up your /home directory and
any other directory with important files with the GUI archive manager or
you can use the command line in a terminal:

cd /
sudo tar cvfZ home.tar.Z /home

copy the file home.tar.Z to a DVD, CD, Network or Hard Disk then
download Ubuntu and install it on the HDD.

Copy home.tar.Z to the root directory after install, set up the accounts
with the same names as you have now in Ubuntu.

and untar the file from root / of the HDD.

sudo cp home.tar.Z /home.tar.Z
cd /
sudo tar xvfZ home.tar.Z


  I hope some of these ideas are useful for you and you can easily upgrade 
Ubuntu 8.10.


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Best Regards, Keith
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