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Upgrading from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or 23.10
Upgrading your Ubuntu desktop to 24.04 LTS over the network is straightforward with this process:
- Open the Update Manager application.
- Click the Settingsā¦ button within Update Manager, and enter your password to open the Software Sources application.
- In the Software Sources application, go to the Updates tab.
- Ensure the option āNotify me of a new Ubuntu version:ā is set to āFor any new versionā. Change it if necessary.
- Close the Software Sources application and return to Update Manager.
- In Update Manager, click the Check button to search for available updates.
- If there are updates available, click Install Updates to apply them.
- After installing updates, run the command
update-manager -d
. - Youāll see a notification about the availability of the new 24.04 LTS release. Click Upgrade.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade.
Still having trouble following the instructions above? Check out the official upgrade tutorial with step by step screenshots.
Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS using Terminal commands:
- Open your terminal.
- First, update all your packages with the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
- Once your packages are up to date, install the
update-manager-core
package if it is not already installed:Sudo apt install update-manager-core - Next, ensure that the
Prompt
line in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades is set tonormal
. You can verify this using a text editor like nano:sudo nano /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades - Start the upgrade process by running the following command:
sudo do-release-upgrade -d
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Upgrade to 24.04 LTS Video Tutorial
What are the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS System Requirements?
- RAM: 4GB is recommended.
- Storage:Ā A minimum ofĀ 25GB of hard drive spaceĀ is required for installation.
- Processor: A 2 GHz dual-core processor and better.