UBUNTU 18 INSTALL

UBUNTU 18 INSTALL

Install the update-manager-core package: apt install update-manager-core Remember to perform these steps in a Lish or Glish session: Upgrade from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS You are now ready to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on your Linode. To stop a service, enter the following command, replacing apache2 with the name of the service you want to stop: systemctl stop apache2

Get a list of services currently running on your system: systemctl | grep running This includes web server daemons (Apache and NGINX), database servers (PostgreSQL and MySQL), and any other non-critical services. We recommend that you stop as many services as possible before upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. See Apply Kernel Updates for more information. Verify that your Linode is using the latest supported kernel. If you use another backup service or application, we recommend that you make a manual backup before continuing. If you subscribe to the Linode Backup Service, we recommend that you take a manual snapshot before upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. That way, you can restore from backup if anything goes wrong during the upgrade process.

It’s a good idea to back up your Linode before performing a major upgrade. Update package lists and install all updates: apt update & apt upgrade Start a LISH session to ensure that the installation is not interrupted. In order to prepare your Linode for upgrade, the following steps guide you to:Įnsure that the kernel version you’re using is the latest. For more information on privileges see our Users and Groups guide. Be sure to run the steps below as root or with the sudo prefix. The steps required in this guide require root privileges. If you are upgrading from Ubuntu 17.04 you must first upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10.