Last Thursday, Canonical launched the Yakkety Yak brand of its desktop operating system, that is, Ubuntu 16.10 and all its official flavors. I have already commented in a couple of posts the disappointment that invaded me once all the rumors were confirmed, but it is also true that the new versions of Ubuntu have come with a very important novelty for me: a 4.8 kernel that gains in compatibility with more hardware and that it no longer forces me to type multiple commands to regain the stability of my Wi-Fi connection every time the kernel is updated.
Ubuntu 16.04 is an LTS version, which means that it will have support for updates and security patches until 2021, while Ubuntu 16.10 will only enjoy official support for 9 months. But if, like me, you can take advantage of any of the benefits of Yakkety Yak, the best thing is, logically, to update. But what is the best way to update Ubuntu 16.04 to move to Ubuntu 16.10? We explain it to you after the jump.
Upgrading to Ubuntu 16.10 from Xenial Xerus
For me the best way to update is to do it without using the terminal. But before continuing I would like to make it clear that by this I mean uploading the version without touching anything that we already had in the previous version. Explained this, for upgrade from Xenial Xerus to Yakkety Yak, we will do it by following these steps:
- Before starting, I recommend opening the "Software Update" application and installing all available packages.
- Now we open the application «Software and updates».
- In the window that opens, we click on the "Updates" tab.
- We look at the bottom of the window and select "For any new version" in the "Notify me of a new version of Ubuntu."
- We click OK.
- If you ask us to reboot, we reboot. If you don't, a notice will appear telling us that our system is already up to date, but that there is an update. We click on «Update».
- Once finished, we restart the PC.
It will take a while to complete all the tasks, I think that more than it takes if we install it from a USB, but it is normal; you have to install all the new packages, update others, and clean up.
Personally, after feeling the initial disappointment, I think this update is the best thing that could have happened to my Xubuntu PC. Have you already tried Ubuntu 16.10? Feel free to comment explaining your experiences.