Upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

chirag patel
2 min readJul 6, 2018

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Hello everyone today I am going to write about upgrading ubuntu-desktop to 18.04 LTS

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If you want to read full specification about upgrading process please refer THIS link.

Step 1: Ubuntu Desktop for LTS Release

Open Dashboard and search for Software & Updates.

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Click on update tab and select “for long-term support” version in “Notify me of a Ubuntu version”.

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Step 2: Update Ubuntu Desktops

Open dashboard and search for “Software Updater”.

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When it opens, click the button to Install Now

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Step 3: Update Ubuntu to the next version

press Alt + F2 on your keyboard to open the run command box and type below command

update-manager -cd

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In upgrade wizard click on upgrade as shown in below image

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Simply follow the instructions

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Click the Start Upgrade button

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After Ubuntu is upgraded, you should be able to restart and start using the new Ubuntu!

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That’s it. if you like this article please visit my blog codementor.tech for deep specification about upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 18.04.

Thanks! Happy Coding!

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chirag patel
chirag patel

Written by chirag patel

Software Developer , Author @codemetor.tech

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