How to upgrade to Ubuntu 21.10 – Easy Steps

Ubuntu 21.10 is here, and it’s an exciting release. With this new version of Ubuntu, Canonical finally offers its users Gnome 40, the next-generation Gnome Shell update, and many other great features. In this guide, we will show you how you can upgrade your Ubuntu system to 21.10.

Update to 21.10 – GUI

Upgrading to 21.10 via the GUI is the way to go, as the upgrade is easy to do. Not to mention, it takes care of everything in just a few clicks. Here’s how to do it.

First, you will need to update your system so that your current version of Ubuntu (21.04) has the latest packages installed. To update Ubuntu to the latest packages, press the To win On the keyboard, type “Software Updater” and launch it.

With the Software Updater open, it will check for the latest 21.04 updates. When you confirm that you have packages to install, a notification will appear asking you to install the updates. Do it.

With all updates installed, Ubuntu will tell you: “The software on this computer is up to date. However, Ubuntu 21.10 is already available (you have 21.04). Click on the button »Update« to start the update process from 21.10.

Note: The update notification should appear after installing updates on Ubuntu 21.04. If you don’t see the notification on your Ubuntu system, don’t worry. You can force the update by starting a terminal and entering the update-manager -d command.

When you select the “Update” button, Ubuntu will ask for a password. Using your keyboard, enter the password for your user account. Then select the “Authenticate” button to confirm.

Upon entering your password, the Ubuntu 21.10 release notes will appear. Take some time and read them. Once you have finished reading the release notes, find the “Update” button and click on it to proceed to the next step in the update process.

Selecting the “Update” button in the patch 21.10 notes area will open the update window. This window will prepare your system for the update. Afterwards, a window will appear saying: “Do you want to start the update?” Click the “Start update” button to confirm.

The update process takes a bit of time, as the Ubuntu update tool has a lot to download. So sit back, be patient, and let the update tool install the latest version on your system.

When all the updates are installed on your Ubuntu system, you will see a “remove obsolete packages” window appear on the screen. Find the “Remove” button and click it with your mouse to remove all obsolete packages.

With all the obsolete packages removed, the update is complete. Then, restart your computer to start using Ubuntu 21.10.

Update to 21.10 – Terminal

Another way to update to Ubuntu 21.10 is with the terminal. To get started, you will need to open a terminal window on the Ubuntu desktop. press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard to open a terminal. Or search for “Terminal” in the application menu and run it that way.

With the terminal window open, use the apt upgrade command to update Ubuntu software sources and check for updates.

sudo apt update

After running the upgrade command, use the enhance command to install any of the pending updates available for Ubuntu 21.04. These updates must be installed because Ubuntu will not update before installing all the patches.

sudo apt upgrade -y

After the update, the dist-update The command must be run on your Ubuntu system. the dist-update The command will install all pending Ubuntu updates that are on hold.

sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

Now that all updates are installed on Ubuntu 21.04, you can start the update to 21.10. Using the sed command, replace “hirsute” with “naughty” in your Ubuntu software sources.

sudo sed -i 's/hirsute/impish/g' /etc/apt/sources.list

With the software sources changed from 21.04 to 21.10, the next step is to update Ubuntu. Ubuntu needs to be updated to see the changes made to the “sources.list” file.

sudo apt update

When you walk into the upgrade command, Ubuntu will remove all references to “hirsute” and add the new information that you have added with the sed command.

After running the upgrade , Ubuntu will inform you that it has new packages to install. These packages are update 21.10. To install these packages, run the enhance command below.

sudo apt upgrade -y

With the enhance run the command, most Ubuntu 21.10 packages will be installed. However, most are not all. To install the rest of the packages to finish the updates, run the dist-update command.

sudo dist-upgrade -y

When the dist-update The command is complete, restart your computer. After rebooting, it will use Ubuntu 21.10! Enjoy!

Descargar 21.10

Want a fresh install of Ubuntu 21.10? Take a look at the official Ubuntu website and click “Download” to get your hands on the latest Ubuntu 21.10 ISO version for your desktop.

If you prefer to download the latest version of Ubuntu via torrent, check out the alternative downloads page.