8.04 to 10.04 dist upgrade

[Nils Kassube]

James Takac wrote:
> 2 of my systems still have 8.04 on them and I see via the update
> manager the option of a dist upgrade to 10.04. I'm familiar with the
> usual incremental upgrade and was wondering if the upgrade straight
> from 8.04 to 10.04 is viable? I know it won't be without risk even
> if it is. But if it is a viable upgrade option I'd consider the
> possibilty

Yes, that should work because upgrades from one LTS version to the next 
LTS version are supported [1]. And please read the release notes [2]. 

Nils

[1] <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades>
[2] <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes>