why is my ubuntu not upgrading?

Question

ok, so I have ubuntu version 9.10, and I want to upgrade to version 10.4, I went throught the directions in the "about ubuntu" page, and the update manager no longer says there is a new version available, but my background hasn't changed, and the "about ubuntu" page still says I am running 9.10, what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a desktop system



Press Alt+F2 to launch the command box and type in



update-manager -d



The Update Manager should open up and tell you New distribution release '10.04' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions



Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) User Guide

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Lucid





LUg.

Answer 2

Ubuntu 10.4 is still only at beta 2 I'm not sure if you can upgrade to a beta via the usual means

Answer 3

10.04 is still in the beta 2 stage, so it is not yet available for upgrading.



I would wait for a couple of weeks before upgrading/updating, until the biggest bugs get ironed out. Why rush?