How to upgrade Ubuntu from 22.04 to 22.10

Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu is officially out. This is the latest version of Ubuntu and was released on October 20, 2022. Ubuntu 22.10 is an interim release of Ubuntu, meaning that it is different from a long term support release. It will be supported for nine months with updates. Users of Ubuntu 22.04 can upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 to see all the new features right now.

In this tutorial, we will cover the step by step instructions to upgrade your Ubuntu system to version 22.10 Kinetic Kudu, which is the latest interim release. Are you ready to enjoy all the new features of Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu? Follow our step by step instructions below and you will be upgraded to the new version of Ubuntu in no time.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to fully update and upgrade your current Ubuntu system
  • How to configure the release upgrader
  • How to upgrade Ubuntu to 22.04 Kinetic Kudu
How to upgrade Ubuntu from 22.04 to 22.10
How to upgrade Ubuntu from 22.04 to 22.10
Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Software N/A
Other Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

How to upgrade Ubuntu from 22.04 to 22.10 step by step instructions



NOTE
If you do not already have a version of Ubuntu installed, you can download Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu and install a fresh copy of the operating system on your computer or virtual machine.
  1. First, make sure your current Ubuntu Linux system is up to date. This will help to ensure that the difference between packages is as small as possible. It also will be the way that Canonical has most likely tested the upgrade themselves, so it is least likely to encounter bugs. Execute the below commands:
    $ sudo apt update 
    $ sudo apt upgrade
    $ sudo apt dist-upgrade
    
  2. Next, you should remove all no longer required packages from your system:
    $ sudo apt autoremove
    
  3. Next, install the update-manager-core package with apt.
    $ sudo apt install update-manager-core
    
  4. Next, we need to configure the release upgrader. Open and edit the /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades file and ensure that the Prompt variable is set to normal.
    # Default behavior for the release upgrader.
    
    [DEFAULT]
    # Default prompting and upgrade behavior, valid options:
    #
    #  never  - Never check for, or allow upgrading to, a new release.
    #  normal - Check to see if a new release is available.  If more than one new
    #           release is found, the release upgrader will attempt to upgrade to
    #           the supported release that immediately succeeds the
    #           currently-running release.
    #  lts    - Check to see if a new LTS release is available.  The upgrader
    #           will attempt to upgrade to the first LTS release available after
    #           the currently-running one.  Note that if this option is used and
    #           the currently-running release is not itself an LTS release the
    #           upgrader will assume prompt was meant to be normal.
    Prompt=normal
    

    Save the file and close it after you have made the change.

    Configure the Upgrade Manager to allow upgrade to non-lts release.
    Configure the Upgrade Manager to allow upgrade to non-lts release.
  5. Begin the Ubuntu 22.10 upgrade process by executing the following command:


    $ sudo do-release-upgrade
    
  6. You will be asked if you’re sure that you want to upgrade. After reading the text in your terminal, type y and press enter to begin the upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu.
    Upgrading to 22.10 Kinetic Kudu. Type Y to continue
    Upgrading to 22.10 Kinetic Kudu. Type Y to continue
  7. The upgrade summary should appear in your terminal. Once again, you will be required to type y and press enter in order to agree to the upgrade.
    Hit Y to confirm the download of Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu
    Hit Y to confirm the download of Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu
  8. Once the upgrade is done, you’ll be asked to reboot the system. Once again, type y and press enter. When Ubuntu boots up again, the upgrade process will be complete.
    Checking Ubuntu version shows 22.10 Kinetic Kudu
    Checking Ubuntu version shows 22.10 Kinetic Kudu

This concludes the update procedure. Enjoy your new Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu system.

Upgrade via GUI

Another option you have is to upgrade from your desktop environment, which will make it unnecessary to interact with the command line except for one brief command. To upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 via GUI, follow the step by step instructions below.

  1. First, we need to configure the release upgrader. Open and edit the /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades file and ensure that the Prompt variable is set to normal.
    # Default behavior for the release upgrader.
    
    [DEFAULT]
    # Default prompting and upgrade behavior, valid options:
    #
    #  never  - Never check for, or allow upgrading to, a new release.
    #  normal - Check to see if a new release is available.  If more than one new
    #           release is found, the release upgrader will attempt to upgrade to
    #           the supported release that immediately succeeds the
    #           currently-running release.
    #  lts    - Check to see if a new LTS release is available.  The upgrader
    #           will attempt to upgrade to the first LTS release available after
    #           the currently-running one.  Note that if this option is used and
    #           the currently-running release is not itself an LTS release the
    #           upgrader will assume prompt was meant to be normal.
    Prompt=normal
    

    Save the file and close it after you have made the change.




    Configure the Upgrade Manager to allow upgrade to non-lts release.
    Configure the Upgrade Manager to allow upgrade to non-lts release.

  2. Open your terminal and execute the following command to launch the GUI upgrader.
    $ sudo do-release-upgrade -f DistUpgradeViewGtk3
    
  3. Click ‘Upgrade’ to proceed with the install of Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu.
    Click upgrade
    Click upgrade
  4. Ubuntu will now perform the upgrade, and there is not much to do other than wait for this process to finish.
    Ubuntu upgrade process
    Ubuntu upgrade process
  5. You will get prompted one more time to make sure you are ready to perform the upgrade. Just click “Start Upgrade” and then get ready to wait while all the new packages are downloaded and installed.
    Proceeding with the Ubuntu 22.10 upgrade process
    Proceeding with the Ubuntu 22.10 upgrade process
  6. As the upgrade process finishes up, you will be prompted to remove the obsolete packages from your system.
    Remove obsolete packages
    Remove obsolete packages
  7. Finally, after the upgrade process is done, you will need to restart your system. When it boots back up, you will load into Ubuntu 22.10 and can enjoy your newly upgraded system!
    Reboot to load into Ubuntu 22.10
    Reboot to load into Ubuntu 22.10


Closing Thoughts

In this tutorial, you saw how to upgrade your current Ubuntu system to Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu Linux. Ubuntu 22.10 is the latest interim release and will continue to get free system updates for nine months. Ubuntu 22.10 brings a lot of new features that the Linux community is very excited about, as well as better support for IoT and Raspberry Pi devices.