How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10
In this post, I’ll show you how (relatively) easy it is to upgrade from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to Ubuntu 22.10.
Just remember that Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is a long-term support release and Ubuntu 22.10 is not! As an interim release, Ubuntu 22.10 only gets 9 months of guaranteed support compared to the (minimum) 5 years of support that Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gets.
What do you want more: rock-solid stability and an interface you can count on for five years, or the latest features, updated software, and a big upgrade every six months?
If you like riding the intermediate wave, here’s the actual “how to”.
How to update to Ubuntu 22.10
To upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10, you must got to Running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and have all/all updates installed for I (FYI Ubuntu 22.10 system requirements are the same as 22.04, so if your machine is running LTS fine, this version will run without problems).
Are you using a version of Ubuntu older than 22.04? You’ll want to get comfortable if you’re going for the long haul. You need to upgrade to 22.04 first and then from 22.04 to 22.10. In such cases it is sometimes less hassle (and faster) to download the Ubuntu 22.10 ISO image and use it for a clean install.
Now let’s get to the part that confuses many Ubuntu newbies who end up wondering why they can’t update to a new version they read about.
The Ubuntu LTS version is configured to only notify you about other LTS versions. Ubuntu 22.10 is not an LTS. In fact, the next LTS release isn’t due until 2024 – so it’s going to be a while.
This is why you will not receive an upgrade notification from Ubuntu 22.10 to Ubuntu 22.04 unless You tell your system to check any Ubuntu upgrade, not just LTS upgrades.
To do this, proceed as follows:
- open that “Software & updates“App
- Go to “Update” tab
- Locate the section titled “Notify me of a new Ubuntu release”.
- Change “For long-term support releases” to “For each new release”
- Click on “Close”.
That’s it; You are done. When Ubuntu 22.10 upgrade notifications roll out – it doesn’t happen immediately with the ISO – you’ll get a notification that you can upgrade directly from your current system via the GUI.
How to update to Ubuntu 22.10 before release?
What if you want to upgrade before the notification rolls out, like now? Well, you can do that too, but you have to use the command line to do it.
Assuming you’ve followed the steps above, open a new one terminal window and run:
sudo do-release-upgrade -d
This command checks for a new development version (the -d) and Disable any third-party PPAs and repos that you added to the current version of Ubuntu.
The command generates a list of packages required for the upgrade to take place (and prompts you to agree to the plans). If you don’t want to continue, come back now. If you’re happy with the upgrade, keep calm and move on!
Note: Don’t cancel it do-release-upgrade process unexpectedly. If yes, you will have to activate it again jammy repos (22.04) in your sources list by hand. Forgot to “fix” this. does lead to a broken system – so be aware of that.
Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the upgrade, beware that you may need to type at times y to overwrite a specific package (rare, but happens). Once the upgrade is complete, you’ll be prompted to reboot, and the rest… well, you can find out!
Do this before you even upgrade
Allow me to make everything sane for a moment: before proceeding with the upgrade (via a GUI or CLI), make sure you back up important files and folders to another partition/device so that during the upgrade -Nothing will be damaged during the process.
Also note that all third-party PPAs and repositories will be disabled during the upgrade. You will need to re-enable these after the upgrade is complete (assuming they support Ubuntu 22.10).
Finally, if you use GNOME extensions, be prepared that they may not (yet) be compatible with GNOME 43.