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server-administration:upgrade-ubuntu-pre-10.04 [2011-04-11 23:54:35]
garrett.plasky [Pre-Upgrade Requirements] 		server-administration:upgrade-ubuntu-pre-10.04 [2011-05-13 23:48:39]
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 If you are running Ubuntu 8.04, the process is quite simple to upgrade. You do not need to go through any intermediary steps because 8.04 is an LTS build unlike 8.10 or 9.04. If you are running Ubuntu 8.04, the process is quite simple to upgrade. You do not need to go through any intermediary steps because 8.04 is an LTS build unlike 8.10 or 9.04.
   - Login to the shell as root (or sudo the following commands).   - Login to the shell as root (or sudo the following commands).
-  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed: \\ <code console># apt-get install update-manager-core</code>+  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed: \\ <sxh bash>apt-get install update-manager-core</sxh>
   - Edit ///etc/update-manager/release-upgrades// and set <c>Prompt=lts</c>   - Edit ///etc/update-manager/release-upgrades// and set <c>Prompt=lts</c>
-  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <code console># do-release-upgrade --proposed</code>+  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <sxh bash>do-release-upgrade --proposed</sxh>
   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and proceed with the [[upgrade-ubuntu-pre-10.04#Post-10.04 Upgrade: Final Steps|post 10.04 upgrade instructions]] below.   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and proceed with the [[upgrade-ubuntu-pre-10.04#Post-10.04 Upgrade: Final Steps|post 10.04 upgrade instructions]] below.
    
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 This upgrade requires three upgrade steps as you cannot directly go from 8.10 to 10.04 like you can with 8.04. Once you complete the below steps, you will be running 9.04, and you can then follow the upgrade instructions for that version (found below) to continue the upgrade process. This upgrade requires three upgrade steps as you cannot directly go from 8.10 to 10.04 like you can with 8.04. Once you complete the below steps, you will be running 9.04, and you can then follow the upgrade instructions for that version (found below) to continue the upgrade process.
   - Login to the shell as root (or sudo the following commands).   - Login to the shell as root (or sudo the following commands).
-  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed: \\ <code console># apt-get install update-manager-core</code> +  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed: \\ <sxh bash>apt-get install update-manager-core</sxh> 
-  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <code console># do-release-upgrade</code>+  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <sxh bash>do-release-upgrade</sxh>
   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and instead reboot it through your VPS console. Then continue with the 9.04 upgrade steps below.   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and instead reboot it through your VPS console. Then continue with the 9.04 upgrade steps below.
  
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 This upgrade requires two upgrade steps as you cannot directly go from 9.04 to 10.04 like you can with 8.04. Once you complete the below steps, you will be running 9.10, and you can then follow the 9.10 upgrade instructions to complete the upgrade process. Make sure you've read the **Note** above. This upgrade requires two upgrade steps as you cannot directly go from 9.04 to 10.04 like you can with 8.04. Once you complete the below steps, you will be running 9.10, and you can then follow the 9.10 upgrade instructions to complete the upgrade process. Make sure you've read the **Note** above.
   - Login to the shell as root (or sudo the following commands).   - Login to the shell as root (or sudo the following commands).
-  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed: \\ <code console># apt-get install update-manager-core</code> +  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed: \\ <sxh bash>apt-get install update-manager-core</sxh> 
-  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <code console># do-release-upgrade</code>+  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <sxh bash>do-release-upgrade</sxh>
   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and instead reboot it through your VPS console. Then continue with the 10.04 upgrade steps below.   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and instead reboot it through your VPS console. Then continue with the 10.04 upgrade steps below.
  
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 This process is quite similar to the 8.04 upgrade. This process is quite similar to the 8.04 upgrade.
-  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed:\\ <code console># apt-get install update-manager-core</code>+  - Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed:\\ <sxh bash>apt-get install update-manager-core</sxh>
   - Edit ///etc/update-manager/release-upgrades// and set <c>Prompt=normal</c>   - Edit ///etc/update-manager/release-upgrades// and set <c>Prompt=normal</c>
-  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <code console># do-release-upgrade</code>+  - Launch the upgrade tool:\\ <sxh bash>do-release-upgrade</sxh>
   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and instead reboot it through your VPS console **after** completed the final steps below.   - Follow the on-screen instructions and let the upgrade complete. Select "no" to rebooting your server and instead reboot it through your VPS console **after** completed the final steps below.
  
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 Next, to prevent some nasty (although non-fatal) errors in the boot process, we disable some unnecessary services: Next, to prevent some nasty (although non-fatal) errors in the boot process, we disable some unnecessary services:
  
-<code console># cd /etc/init/ +<sxh bash>cd /etc/init/ 
-# for i in plymouth* ureadahead*; do mv $i $i.disabled; done</code>+# for i in plymouth* ureadahead*; do mv $i $i.disabled; done</sxh>
  
 Once complete, you can now reboot your VPS and enjoy the latest version of Ubuntu! Once complete, you can now reboot your VPS and enjoy the latest version of Ubuntu!
  
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