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Earlier this year, Canonical added an "Ubuntu (Preview)" version for #WSL to the Microsoft Store, this was back when 22.04 was the current release. The preview is supposed to always be for the latest development version.

The preview version in the store was (is still) 22.10. 22.10 has been out for a month now, and no update to 23.04 is in sight.

I got an update to it from the MS store today (for what, I don't know) and it is still at 22.10.

So, I tried upgrading, the old fashion way, and that didn't work, either.

23.04 is currently in development, with daily live images being released, but I'm still stuck at 22.10 in the MS Store "Preview".

screenshot of upgrade attempt at bash prompt

Nmath
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Scott Beamer
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  • I'm not sure what you're asking for, but Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is the latest LTS release, and Ubuntu 22.10 (the 2022-October release) is the latest released version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu lunar only becomes 23.04 when RC (Release Candidate) image is available which isn't scheduled to occur until April 2023 so why would you expect to see 23.04? – guiverc Nov 25 '22 at 22:34
  • Ubuntu 23.04 doesn't yet exist; it's currently the development release Ubuntu lunar and remains that until it reaches RC state which isn't expected until after 13 April 2023, and isn't on-topic here until release on 20 April 2023. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lunar-lobster-release-schedule/27284 Please refer https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic. For support issues with Ubuntu lunar you'll need to use a #ubuntu-next or #ubuntu+1 site (IRC, UF etc) – guiverc Nov 25 '22 at 22:37
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    Agree with @guiverc. If you'd like to repost this on Super User, I'd be glad to provide some guidance. In the meantime, please see my answer to How to upgrade Ubuntu packages in WSL alongside Microsoft Store auto-update to understand why upgrading the Store app for a WSL distribution does not update any existing, installed distribution. Thanks! – NotTheDr01ds Nov 25 '22 at 23:32
  • @guiverc "so why would you expect to see 23.04?" The OP is correct, at least, that the Ubuntu Preview in the Microsoft Store (posted by Canonical) is labeled as 23.04 (Lunar Lobster). Yes, it's a daily build (and thus definitely off-topic), but even Canonical used the number 22.10 to talk about the Preview well-before it was released. – NotTheDr01ds Nov 25 '22 at 23:41
  • @guiverc As linked in my OP, this[1] is the version I'm talking about, please read its description for a better understanding of this.

    https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P7BDVKVNXZ6

     – Scott Beamer Nov 26 '22 at 00:21
  • @NotTheDr01ds I'm not sure how a daily build is off topic if Canonical offers it in the Microsoft Store., but thanks for otherwise explaining this to others. – Scott Beamer Nov 26 '22 at 00:25
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    Thanks @NotTheDr01ds, I don't use WSL nor windows so don't tend to remember much of the official release notices... Scott, please read https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic if you don't understand why development releases are off-topic on this site (as are ESM/EOSS and EOL releases). They are supported elsewhere (I'm a development user myself as I'm involved in QA, but this site isn't tracked for issues/support as everything is done at correct locations inc. bug trackers so hopefully little gets missed) – guiverc Nov 26 '22 at 00:36
  • @guiverc No worries - I know very few people pay attention to WSL like I do ;-). On the "off-topic" topic, I'm having second thoughts here. The Help page you linked to references this Meta post, which indicates that questions about How to upgrade to a development release are acceptable. – NotTheDr01ds Nov 26 '22 at 00:57
  • @NotTheDr01ds I figured it out and have updated my post. I'm now running 23.04, installed from the Microsoft Store, in WSL. – Scott Beamer Nov 26 '22 at 01:33
  • @guiverc I figured it out and have updated my post. I'm now running 23.04, installed from the Microsoft Store, in WSL. – Scott Beamer Nov 26 '22 at 01:34
  • @ScottBeamer As Nmath said, please post a new answer. However, I will say that I did cover that in the answer to the other question I pointed you to. As I mentioned there, you don't even have to reinstall - Just unregister the old one and re-running the configuration stage will do it. – NotTheDr01ds Nov 26 '22 at 02:04

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I got an update to it from the MS store today (for what, I don't know) and it is still at 22.10.

First, for some background, please do read my answer to How to upgrade Ubuntu packages in WSL alongside Microsoft Store auto-update. That will hopefully answer this part of your question, but to summarize:

Upgrading the Store app for a WSL distribution does not update any existing, installed distribution.

Again, all the lengthy explanation and details are in the linked question.

So, I tried upgrading, the old fashion way, and that didn't work, either.

You don't mention exactly what you tried, but the "old fashion way" should work just fine. Since you are currently on 22.10, you can:

  • Edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and make sure Prompt=normal

  • Then sudo do-release-upgrade -d

That should take you from 22.10 to the development branch. I've just tested and confirmed on my own 22.10 installation here.

NotTheDr01ds
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