{"id":455,"date":"2019-05-19T06:54:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T06:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/24x7serversupport-blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2019-05-19T06:54:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T06:54:51","slug":"how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-16-04-to-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-16-04-to-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade ubuntu 16.04 to ubuntu 18.04 ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Check Ubuntu version before upgrading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>lsb_release -a<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>First, we have to run an update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>sudo apt update<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Then run upgrade command<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>sudo apt upgrade<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After that dist-upgrade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>sudo apt dist-upgrade<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Then update core manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>sudo apt install update-manager-core<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Then edit below file&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>sudo vim \/etc\/update-manager\/release-upgrades<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the file set&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Prompt-lts<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Then save this file<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then do a release upgrade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>sudo do-release-upgrade -d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Once done, Then 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