Ubuntu 22.10 is the version of the Ubuntu operating system being released in October 2022. The development codename given to this release is "Kinetic Kudu".

Before You Start

  • You can directly upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 ("Kinetic Kudu") from Ubuntu 22.04 ("Jammy Jellyfish").
  • Be sure that you have all updates applied to your current version of Ubuntu before you upgrade.
  • Before upgrading it is recommended that you read the release notes for Ubuntu 22.10, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues in this version.

If you have a version of Ubuntu other than 22.04, please see UpgradeNotes for information on how to upgrade.

Upgrade from 22.04 to 22.10

Upgrading Ubuntu Desktops to 22.10

You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure.

  1. Run the update-manager application.

  2. In Update Manager, click the Settings... button, and enter your password to start the Software Sources application.

  3. Select the sub menu Updates from the Software Sources application.

  4. Confirm the "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version:" option is set to "For any new version", and change it if otherwise.
  5. Close the Software Sources application and return to Update Manager.
  6. In Update Manager, click the Check button to check for new updates.

  7. If there are any updates to install, use the Install Updates button to install them.

  8. Run update-manager.

  9. A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release.
  10. Click Upgrade.

  11. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Kubuntu Desktops

Direct upgrades to Kubuntu 22.10 are supported from Kubuntu 22.04.

Lubuntu Desktops

Direct upgrades to Lubuntu 22.10 are supported from Lubuntu 22.04.

Xubuntu Desktops

Direct upgrades to Xubuntu 22.10 are supported from Xubuntu 22.04.

Ubuntu Servers

  1. Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed:

    sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
  2. Edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal

  3. Launch the upgrade tool:

    do-release-upgrade
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

See Also

Troubleshooting

See the release notes.


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KineticUpgrades (last edited 2023-07-06 07:48:32 by guiverc)