

When everything’s done successfully, it will prompt to restart the machine to complete the process.What is Open Software Updater? Open Software Updater – a rogue download manager you should get rid of So DON’T leave your machine too far, you have to keep an eye on it. However, there will be one or two confirm dialog during the process. And your WON’T be able to cancel the upgrading process once you click on “Start Upgrade” button.ĩ.) Depends on network speed and system resources, the upgrading process can even take a few hours. It did upgrade to Ubuntu 21.04 final edition in my test.Īfter that, it starts downloading the release upgrade tool:Ĩ.) Finally, you’re at the system upgrade wizard:īefore “ Getting new packages“, it will again ask for confirmation. NOTE: though the release note says Hirsute Hippo development branch. The Software Updater will pop-up and prompt you that Ubuntu 21.04 is available.ħ.) Click on “Upgrade” button and confirm after reading the release note dialog. To do so, open Software & Updates utility and go to Other Software tab.ģ.) Next navigate to Updates tab, make sure the value of “Notify me a new Ubuntu version” is set to “ For any new version“.Ĥ.) If proprietary drivers are in use, it’s recommended to switch to the open-source drivers under Additional Drivers tab.ĥ.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and run command to install all system updates: sudo apt update & sudo apt upgradeĦ.) Restart your machine, then open terminal and run command: update-manager -d How to Upgrade Ubuntu 20.10 to Ubuntu 21.04:ġ.) First of all, make backup of all your important data.Ģ.) Then disable or remove Ubuntu PPAs, or third-party repositories.

