Before starting.

Before upgrading it is recommended that you read the release notes for Kubuntu 20.10, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues in this version.

There may a delay of a few hrs to days between the official release announcements and the Ubuntu Release Team enabling upgrades

Upgrade Kubuntu from 20.04 LTS to 20.10

If you are using a Laptop ensure the following things are done.

You will need to:

• Ensure your laptop is connected to power.
• If at all practical, ensure that you are connected to the Internet via a wired connection.
• Ensure your current installation is updated.
• Switch your upgrade settings from LTS only to 'normal'.
• Run the release upgrade tool.
• Reboot.

For Desktops:

You will need to:

• Ensure your current installation is updated.
• Switch your upgrade settings from LTS only to 'normal'.
• Run the release upgrade tool.
• Reboot.

Ensure your laptop is connected to power.

The upgrade should run uninterrupted.

If at all practical, ensure that you are connected to the Internet via a wired connection.

The upgrade may change your wireless networking applications and drivers.

Ensure your current installation is updated.

Install Updates.

Run Plasma Discover and install all available updates; or

in Konsole run

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Switch your upgrade settings from LTS only to 'normal'.

From the setting page of Discover, press the 'Software Sources' button top right. On the updates tab of the software properties application select 'Normal Releases' in the drop down box for 'Release Upgrades', and exit.

Upgrade.

Ensure that the package ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt is installed.

Run in Krunner.

pkexec do-release-upgrade -m desktop -f DistUpgradeViewKDE

Alternatively if you wish to do the entire upgrade in a terminal, in Konsole do;

sudo do-release-upgrade -m desktop

The Release Upgrade tool will be downloaded and started.

Follow instructions to complete the upgrade.

Restart

Restart your computer when prompted.

Welcome to Kubuntu 20.10 LTS

Your computer should boot into Kubuntu 20.10, with the new Plasma 5.19 desktop.