Oct

27

Upgrade Ubuntu Server

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Upgrading the Ubuntu Server, e.g. from version 8.04 to 8.10:

Step 1. Make sure your current distribution is up-to-date.

  1. # sudo aptitude update
  2. # sudo aptitude upgrade
  3. # sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

Step 2. Perform the upgrade!

  1. sudo aptitude install update-manager-core
  2. sudo do-release-upgrade

Oct

27

Display Ubuntu Version

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To display the current Ubuntu version, issue this command from the terminal:

#lsb_release -a