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Since 19.04 will only have support til January 2020, how would I upgrade to the next version (19.05 or whatever they label it)? Would I be able to run a terminal command or would I need to reinstall the whole OS from a bootable thumbdrive and save all my data to another storage device first?

Nick
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  • I am waiting for the LTS release of the current ubuntu and I am very sure we would be able to use the terminal to upgrade! – George Udosen May 26 '19 at 14:40
  • You'll see an upgrade prompt to 19.10 in the Update Manager window, with an option to click to upgrade. There is no need to reinstall or use the terminal. – mikewhatever May 26 '19 at 14:43

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It will be called 19.10. (Afterwards 20.04 LTS and following to this: 20.10 and so on) Upgrade-Procedure is always the same. If you're using a Desktop you could follow these instructions: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-upgrading-ubuntu-desktop#0

If you have a Server or want to use the Terminal/Command line : https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/installing-upgrading.html

There is this, quite old, but mostly quite up-to-date thread about this topic: How do I upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu?

MelcomX
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    19.10 will be released in October 2019 (that's what the '.10' means). Then you will have three months to release-upgrade from 19.04 to 19.10, after which 19.04 reaches EOL and loses support. The same cycle repeats every six months. – user535733 May 26 '19 at 17:21