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Official documentation can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/.

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See Kubuntu Help and Support. Download and use the PDF for the desired version.

Package Management

Disabling auto update

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title/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";

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It also may be necessary to do:

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# apt remove unattended-upgrades

Switching version of major packages

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Upgrading Ubuntu

First, fully upgrade your existing installation:

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# apt update
# apt upgrade


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titleIf ROS is installed

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# apt remove ros-*
# apt autoremove
# rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list
# apt update

Comment out any lines in ~/.bashrc that will try and source a nonexistent ROS installation.

Then (regardless of ROS installation)Finally, remove unneeded stuff, reboot to make sure the system still boots, then do the release upgrade:

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# apt autoremove
# reboot
# apt do-release-upgrade

Troubleshooting

If something happens and you lose the terminal, try the steps at https://serverfault.com/a/427008.

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ssh <machine you're upgrading>
# screen -list
# screen -d -r root/2953.ubuntu-release-upgrade-screen-window