I think the documentation is right in this case - generally, you can't upgrade from a mid cycle release to directly to the LTS and bypass the other mid cycle releases. The supported option is to upgrade to 11.10, then upgrade to 12.04.
Take care, -- -Troy Ready <Sent from my mobile - please forgive brevity> On Sep 17, 2012 1:11 PM, "Vishnu Murahari Rao" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > This question may be more apt to be asked at the forums, but I thought it > may not hurt to ask here. > > I had installed 11.04 on a friends desktop. This past weekend I tried to > do an network upgrade, i.e. update-manager -d and upgrade. > > However, if the setting is to upgrade only to LTS release, update manager > does not show me an upgrade to 12.04.1. But if I set the setting to any > ubuntu version, update manager prompts me to upgrade to 11.10. > > Is there some way to force an upgrade to 12.04. From the > documentation<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades>, > it appears no. But I thought I will check with the group. > > Thanks, > Vishnu Rao. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Grant Bowman <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, September 16, 2012 9:11 PM > *Subject:* [Ubuntu-US-CA] Fwd: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) reaches > end-of-life on October 28, 2012 > > For those not subscribed to one of these lists yet... > > Cheers, > > Grant > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kate Stewart <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 6:12 PM > Subject: Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) reaches end-of-life on October 28, > 2012 > To: [email protected], > [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > > > Ubuntu announced its 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) release almost 18 months > ago, on April 28, 2011. As with the earlier releases, > Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period > of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 11.04 > will reach end of life on Sunday, October 28. At that time, Ubuntu > Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages > for Ubuntu 11.04. > > The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 11.04 is via Ubuntu 11.10. > Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OneiricUpgrades. Ubuntu 11.10 > continues to be actively supported with security updates and > select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security > updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce > mailing list, information about which may be found at > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. > > Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most > highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, > schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open > Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to > customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. > > Kate Stewart > Ubuntu Release Manager > > > > -- > ubuntu-announce mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca > >
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