Ubuntu upgrades

[NoOp]

On 09/26/2014 11:34 AM, Chris wrote:
> Question from a new Ubuntu user. Previously when running
> Mandrake/Mandriva I would upgrade to what would be considered major
> upgrades such as 2009 to 2010 and so forth. I see that Ubuntu 14.10 is
> soon to be released, is this then a major update from 14.04? Next
> question then is if so what is the easiest way to do the upgrade without
> destroying my current 14.04 system?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> 

The short answer is to stay with 14.04 if you wish to use an LTS (Long
Term Support) release (5 years).

You might find this helpful:

<https://help.ubuntu.com/community>
   <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions>

<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions#Ubuntu_Releases_and_Version_Numbers>
        <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases>
and
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux>