Kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04 Upgrade

You will need to:

  • Ensure 12.10 is updated.
  • Run the release upgrade tool.
  • Reboot.

Ensure 12.10 is Updated

1) Run Muon Update Manager.

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2) Select Install Updates.

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3) Start Muon Update Manager, you will be notified for updates.
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3) You will be prompted for an upgrade, click the gear icon in the systray.

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4) Enter your password.

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5) The upgrade tool will start.

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If you do not get the above window, and instead get a message about "No Update found" you can force an upgrade by pressing Alt-F2 and run do-release-upgrade -d.

6) Confirm that you want to start the upgrade.

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7) It will download and install the new release; have some coffee.

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8) The last step of the entire process is to reboot your machine.

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Welcome to Kubuntu 13.04

If everything went smoothly after the upgrade and the reboot, your desktop should look like the following:

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