How to Upgrade an Ubuntu Server


Upgrading an Ubuntu Server is quite easy, just follow the below commands:

Option 1: Tldr; (just run the below!)

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo do-release-upgrade
reboot

Option 2: Follow the steps to Upgrade Ubuntu Server

1: Update the packages:

Start by making sure that you have all the packages and dependencies ready locally before we upgrade

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

2: Update the dependencies for the distribution:

sudo apt dist-upgrade

3: Check for upgrade version:

sudo do-release-upgrade -c

4: Perform upgrade:

sudo do-release-upgrade

5: Reboot:

reboot