I have Ubuntu 10.10 and I am trying to upgrade to newest LTS

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I am running a laptop with Windows 7 / Ubuntu 10.10 (I believe it is 10.10) and I need help upgrading my 10.10 to the newest LTS.

Please give me step by step as I am not very familiar with updating operating systems. I do no know many computer technical terms, I have a more than basic understanding but nothing in depth.

Possible duplicate of How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release? — Byte Commander, Jun 18 '17 at 21:57
There is no direct upgrade path, you would have to hop from 10.10 to 11.04* -> 11.10* -> 12.04* LTS, then you can do LTS jumps to 14.04 LTS -> 16.04 LTS. This results in a total of 5 upgrades, where 4 of them start from an old, unsupported release (*), which makes it an extra bit difficult. You should really consider backing up all data and doing a complete fresh reinstall. It will be faster, easier, and result in a more stable and better performing system. — Byte Commander, Jun 18 '17 at 22:34

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '17 at 21:38

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You can't jump from 10.10 to the last LTS version (16.04), not to mention you are running an outdated version which has no support at all.

Get a backup of your files, do a fresh install of 16.04.

And here is a guide to update Ubuntu.

answered Jun 18 '17 at 21:38

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This is the most realistic action for any unexperienced user, or any experienced one with that wishes to keep his/her sanity. – migas Jun 18 '17 at 22:56

I have Ubuntu 10.10 and I am trying to upgrade to newest LTS

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