:-/ You are using an outdated version of ubuntu which is no longer supported, just dump it and move on to new version, or if you really want a long term support then go with one of the LTS versions.
Anyways, now coming to answering your question, since ubuntu has officially stopped supporting updates for 10.10 all the mirrors out there are not gonna have the required packages, so you have only one option of setting the repo to old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu in /etc/apt/sources.list (i.e. replace all the existing archive.ubuntu.com with old-releases.ubuntu.com )
Ubuntu is set to notify the availability of updates on a daily basis. I was prompted for updates yesterday but was busy trouble shooting an issue with a fresh install of Ubuntu after my 17 year old hard drive failed earlier in the week. At day end I didn’t shut down but put the PC in sleep mode.
Today, thanks to the question you posted, I remembered the prompt for updates from yesterday. I wondered why I heard my hard drive writing in the background while I was attending to emails this morning.
Sure enough, when I opened the Software Updates app I received a message that updates were downloaded
Ubuntu is set to notify the availability of updates on a daily basis. I was prompted for updates yesterday but was busy trouble shooting an issue with a fresh install of Ubuntu after my 17 year old hard drive failed earlier in the week. At day end I didn’t shut down but put the PC in sleep mode.
Today, thanks to the question you posted, I remembered the prompt for updates from yesterday. I wondered why I heard my hard drive writing in the background while I was attending to emails this morning.
Sure enough, when I opened the Software Updates app I received a message that updates were downloaded and ready for install.
I typically accept and install updates whenever they become available. If I had shut down last night I think I would have seen a prompt for updates when I restarted this morning.
I think it’s a good idea to attend to installing updates whenever prompted, particularly Security Updates.
Thank you, Praveen!
It's amazing that you know how to ask a question here but don't know how to do a simple Google search.
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=update+ubuntu+12.04+to+12.10&aq=0&oq=update+ubuntu+12.04+t&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
I encountered the same problem. I solved this by
1) moving all the ppas from the folder /etc/apt/sources.list.d to the file /etc/apt/sources.list. I did this with the command:
pr -F *files > newfilepr -F *files > newfile
which combines all the sources.list files into one file. Some adaptation is needed.
2) removing *all* the files in /etc/apt/trustedgpg.d
then, I could add new keys to the keychain by issuing the “sudo apt-key adv –keyserver SKS OpenPGP Public Key Server –recv-keys **KEY_HERE**” command (look it up if you don't know it). Before that, it didn’t import the key. Hope this is helpf
I encountered the same problem. I solved this by
1) moving all the ppas from the folder /etc/apt/sources.list.d to the file /etc/apt/sources.list. I did this with the command:
pr -F *files > newfilepr -F *files > newfile
which combines all the sources.list files into one file. Some adaptation is needed.
2) removing *all* the files in /etc/apt/trustedgpg.d
then, I could add new keys to the keychain by issuing the “sudo apt-key adv –keyserver SKS OpenPGP Public Key Server –recv-keys **KEY_HERE**” command (look it up if you don't know it). Before that, it didn’t import the key. Hope this is helpfull to someone, it was a completely random move on my part, had no idea if it would work or not. It did :D
Where do I start?
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Where do I start?
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Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
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The other answers are fine as far as they go. However, that will only get you the latest version that is in the repositories you are currently using. If you want the latest and greatest, you’ll need to install from a repository that gets updated with new releases of the application rather than just security patches. These are often referred to as PPAs (Personal Package Archives). Some projects maintain their own. Many of us subscribe to PPAs for a few selected applications that we want to stay up-to-the-minute on, such as browsers, LibreOffice, etc. You add them to your list of source reposito
The other answers are fine as far as they go. However, that will only get you the latest version that is in the repositories you are currently using. If you want the latest and greatest, you’ll need to install from a repository that gets updated with new releases of the application rather than just security patches. These are often referred to as PPAs (Personal Package Archives). Some projects maintain their own. Many of us subscribe to PPAs for a few selected applications that we want to stay up-to-the-minute on, such as browsers, LibreOffice, etc. You add them to your list of source repositories. For example, here’s the instructions for adding the CRAN PPA for R.
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sudo apt update
apt list --upgradable
and you will get a list with all upgradable packages
Use this now:
sudo apt update # Fetches the list of available updates
sudo apt upgrade # Installs some updates; does not remove packages
sudo apt full-upgrade # Installs updates; may also remove some packages, if needed
sudo apt autoremove # Removes any old packages that are no longer needed
You can do that from the GUI or the command line. For the latter, see
For the GUI, click on Activities in the top-left corner, in the search box enter updater. Authenticate using your login password.
I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
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I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
Most people just stick with the same insurer year after year, but that’s what the companies are counting on. This guy used tools like Coverage.com to compare rates every time his policy came up for renewal. It only took him a few minutes, and he said he’d saved hundreds each year by letting insurers compete for his business.
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Graphically: Run the “Software Updater” tool.
Command line: Run “apt update” to check for the latest updates, then optionally “apt list —upgradeable” (with two dashes) to show what can be upgraded, then either “apt upgrade” to upgrade existing software but never remove anything already installed, or “apt full-upgrade” to upgrade existing software and if necessary replace packages with supported alternatives when the old ones are being deprecated.
The best way to do it is using synaptic manager. It has a good graphical user interface which allows to perform various functions like upgrading, removing, intalling packages from ubuntu repositories
To install synaptic:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install synaptic
After that go and type synaptic manager in application menu, and open it
Now you can search the application in search bar of Synaptic Package Manager, and right click it to say various options as I mentioned earlier.
you can also go with command line if you wish:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade application_name
Like all Linux distributions, Ubuntu has a software repository that requires a digital key to access. The repository includes additional software that can be installed on top of or instead of the applications included in the standard installation, and updates to the kernel and software as they become available. Updating Linux is much, much easier and quicker than updating Windows, although it is done more frequently. All are provided at no charge, although you will be asked for a donation.
Support is provided largely through the Ubuntu forums, which are very extensive and include not just Ubunt
Like all Linux distributions, Ubuntu has a software repository that requires a digital key to access. The repository includes additional software that can be installed on top of or instead of the applications included in the standard installation, and updates to the kernel and software as they become available. Updating Linux is much, much easier and quicker than updating Windows, although it is done more frequently. All are provided at no charge, although you will be asked for a donation.
Support is provided largely through the Ubuntu forums, which are very extensive and include not just Ubuntu, but also Ubuntu derivatives. Check out ubuntu.com.
If you are running a machine that is vital to workflow, and needs to absolutely never ever ever have any chance of anything going wrong (i.e. a server) then no, don't install every update. But if you are like most normal users, that are using Ubuntu as a desktop OS, yes, install every update as soon as you get them. Upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Start by executing the sudo do-release-upgrade command. In case you receive the No new release found message you have four options: ... Upgrade to 17.10 first by changing the default behavior of the release upgrader to normal within the /etc/update-m
If you are running a machine that is vital to workflow, and needs to absolutely never ever ever have any chance of anything going wrong (i.e. a server) then no, don't install every update. But if you are like most normal users, that are using Ubuntu as a desktop OS, yes, install every update as soon as you get them. Upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Start by executing the sudo do-release-upgrade command. In case you receive the No new release found message you have four options: ... Upgrade to 17.10 first by changing the default behavior of the release upgrader to normal within the /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades file.
I think it is ALWAYS wise to hold off for a few weeks from the release date, at the very least, before installing the newest version of Ubuntu (or any OS for that matter).
Now with all do respect to those who've commented (not here but on other sites) in the negative about Unity, I think it should be noted that it is very easy to install the older Gnome (what Ubuntu has used prior to this release) or KDE or any other environment for that matter. So in my mind, whether Unity is ready for the prime time or not, is a mute point.
The bugs are real, and honestly, the juror is still out since it's onl
I think it is ALWAYS wise to hold off for a few weeks from the release date, at the very least, before installing the newest version of Ubuntu (or any OS for that matter).
Now with all do respect to those who've commented (not here but on other sites) in the negative about Unity, I think it should be noted that it is very easy to install the older Gnome (what Ubuntu has used prior to this release) or KDE or any other environment for that matter. So in my mind, whether Unity is ready for the prime time or not, is a mute point.
The bugs are real, and honestly, the juror is still out since it's only a few days since it's been released.
Read reviews, download the cd image and test drive it for yourself, then decide.
~j
Just like any other software, Ubuntu also incorporates new features, security fixes, updates to built in softwares etc. One major update will be Linux Kernel itself. Although it wont be as updated as other bleeding edge OS like Arch Linux.
Ubuntu provides two branches ,one is regular version and other is Long term support version or LTS. If you dont want to frequently update your OS yet you need security fixes , you can go ahead with LTS version. Latest Ubuntu LTS is 18.04. Canonical will provide you with updares for 5 years from date of release.
If you want down right minute details of what os
Just like any other software, Ubuntu also incorporates new features, security fixes, updates to built in softwares etc. One major update will be Linux Kernel itself. Although it wont be as updated as other bleeding edge OS like Arch Linux.
Ubuntu provides two branches ,one is regular version and other is Long term support version or LTS. If you dont want to frequently update your OS yet you need security fixes , you can go ahead with LTS version. Latest Ubuntu LTS is 18.04. Canonical will provide you with updares for 5 years from date of release.
If you want down right minute details of what os changing, you can refer the changelog.Just google it.
Updating/Upgrading Xubuntu is exactly the same as updating any Ubuntu/Debian based distro. Here are the following commands:
- sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt dist-upgrade
Once, the above command has finished execution successfully, you will have the latest version of every software package. It is recommended to reboot the system by running:
- sudo reboot now
As some services and the kernel will start using the newer versions only after a restart.
It would be very difficult to literally, manually update Ubuntu (or any OS) because you have to know which files to get and where to put them. Upgrades can contain a few or thousands of files.
Using apt-get in Ubuntu is easy to run. Ubuntu is also using Snap and FlatPak packages. These utilities may work through apt-get or they might have their own update utilities.
If you are using Gnome Desktop there is an update utility. It usually pops up when you first log into the computer if there are updates available.
All Ubuntu installations contain a list of the software packages and their versions that are part of that system. “Update” updates the list. “Upgrade” installs them. One can update without upgrading, but not upgrade without updating. The terminal command to update in Ubuntu is simply:
sudo apt update
The terminal command to upgrade after updating is
sudo apt dist-upgrade
After running the above command, the system will ask the user if they want to proceed. Type y for “yes”, and the upgrade will proceed. If the upgrade includes a new Linux kernel version, the user will then have to reboot the syste
All Ubuntu installations contain a list of the software packages and their versions that are part of that system. “Update” updates the list. “Upgrade” installs them. One can update without upgrading, but not upgrade without updating. The terminal command to update in Ubuntu is simply:
sudo apt update
The terminal command to upgrade after updating is
sudo apt dist-upgrade
After running the above command, the system will ask the user if they want to proceed. Type y for “yes”, and the upgrade will proceed. If the upgrade includes a new Linux kernel version, the user will then have to reboot the system for the upgrade to take place. Without a kernel upgrade, there is no reason to reboot.
I would check the man pages for the command apt. That is generally the easiest way to keep your system up to date, as well as install or remove packages. If you want a graphical front end for apt, you should install synaptic. You also must have root or sudo privileges on your system to do anything mentioned in this answer.
The easiest way is by running the command
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
in the terminal. The -y at the end means “answer yes to all prompts.”
I do this at least once a day in addition to automatic updates.
enter terminal mode.
sudo su
apt update
apt upgrade
reply yes as appropriate
when done,
exit #out of sudo
exit # out of terminal mode
From the GUI, click on Activities in the top-left corner. In the search box, enter updater. Authenticate with your login password.
From the Terminal,
- sudo apt update
- sudo apt upgrade
- /etc/update-motd.d/*reboot-required
Both methods upgrade packages currently installed. Use sudo apt install {packagename} to install a new package.
Ubuntu 10.xx version has been officially discontinued years ago. You can't upgrade it. Backup your data, format the system and install new Ubuntu version. The latest stable Ubuntu version is 16.10.
Cheers!
go to terminal and type these:
‘sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa’
and hit Enter.
you will be asked for the password. type it and press enter.
type ‘sudo apt-get update’ and hit enter.
to check your kernel, type ‘apt-cache showpkg linux-headers’ and hit Enter.
type sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.8.0-26 linux-headers-3.8.0-26-generic linux-image-3.8.0-26-generic --fix-missing
depending on the newest version.
restart your computer.
Bug fixes are always pushed for the system support. It is continuos for active platforms.
If you are using LTS long term support system then skipping the update wont feel you much difference while working. As you may take update after a period of month or 6months.
Latest Version could have more recognizable bugs. You might find when applications exchanging data. It is not suitable for enterprises. Must keep a backup while working on it.
Well the reviews are mixed.
There is a body of opinion that feels that the Unity Interface is not yet ready for bigtime!
Have a look at this article from the Vulture Central a/k/a the Register, the UK's leading webzine for IT cynics.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/29/ubuntu_eleven_point_oh_four/
I was going to upgrade my 10.10 system today but methinks I will wait a few weeks till the jury is in.
I use an application called UKUU. I think that’s an acronym for Ubuntu Kernel Update Utility.
It pops a little window, shows you what kernels you have loaded, which one you’re running, and which new ones are available. And allows you to install new kernels.
Buy an external disk drive. Copy over your essential files over to the external drive and then install Ubuntu 15.04 from scratch. And keep upgrading your distribution frequently.
- sudo apt update
This command should update repositories while
- sudo apt upgrade
Should update your system (upgrade the programs/packages on it).
Check this out: Bugs : Ubuntu
I'm guessing the developers prioritize which problems to solve, and some of them are released as updates while others might be released along with a new version of Ubuntu.