Upgrade of 10.04 to 12.04

[Jared Norris]

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> From: Geoffrey <gcombes4 at bigpond.com>
> To: Ubuntu-AU <ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Friday, 27 April 2012 4:53 PM
> Subject: Upgrade of 10.04 to 12.04
>
> I wish to upgrade from 10.04LTS to 12.04LTS so I consult the Ubuntu
> website for the simple instructions on how to do so. The paper-chase
> begins.
> I follow the simple guide via the 'upgrade' link to find: 'Upgrade from
> Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04LTS"
> I go the the link 'read the upgrade notes' (for versions other than
> 11.10). There are many listed but none that refer to upgrading 10.04LTS
> to 12.04LTS.
> The paper-chase seems to end here with no result.
> I believe that upgrading should be done with care using the right
> instructions depending on the system version being used so I am
> reluctant to take a punt and mess things up.
> Surely I don't need to upgrade from 10.04LTS to 10.10, then to 11.04 and
> then to 11.10 before upgrading to 12.04LTS?
> I would be grateful for advice from members.
> PS My Update Manager does not advise that 12.04LTS is ready to load.
> Geoffrey
>

The official release notes [1] state that LTS upgrades are not
recommended until the first point release (due in a month or two). So
I'm thinking it will only show up as an upgrade then?

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop

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Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
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