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Arjun VK
Asked: 2020-12-17 08:40:30 +0800 CST

How to upgrade to latest version of Ubuntu software in 20.04

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Can I upgrade my Ubuntu software to the latest version in 20.04? Can I upgrade it to the latest version used in 20.10?

software-installation upgrade software-center 20.04

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  1. Best Answer

    1. Update the list of available packages and their versions without upgrading them:

      sudo apt update

    2. Actually upgrade the installed packages while also removing redundant packages without causing data dependency issues, thanks to the "dist" in the command (which is better in my opinion):

      sudo apt dist-upgrade

    3. Make sure that the update-manager-core package is installed:

      sudo apt install update-manager-core

    4. Run:

      sudo vim /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades

      Change the value of Prompt from lts to normal. This is needed because 20.10 is not an LTS.

    5. Upgrade from 20.04 to 20.10 (after upgrading all the packages):

      sudo do-release-upgrade
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