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Make sure that you have your important data backed up before attempting an upgrade!<br>
Make sure that you have your important data backed up before attempting an upgrade!<br>
<br>
1) Update your system using Plasma Discover<br>
[[File:Noble-1.png]]
2) Restart the system to install the updates<br>
[[File:Noble-2.png]]


While we are testing the upgrade you will need to edit the distro release meta data path here:<br>
While we are testing the upgrade you will need to edit the distro release meta data path here:<br>
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run<br>
run<br>
<tt>qdbus org.kde.kded6 /org/kde/DistroReleaseNotifier  org.kde.DistroReleaseNotifier.Poll</tt>
<tt>qdbus org.kde.kded6 /org/kde/DistroReleaseNotifier  org.kde.DistroReleaseNotifier.Poll</tt>
<br>
1) Update your system using Plasma Discover<br>
[[File:Noble-1.png]]
2) Restart the system to install the updates<br>
[[File:Noble-2.png]]


3) You will be notified of a new release<br>
3) You will be notified of a new release<br>
[[File:Focal-3.png]]
[[File:Noble-3.png]]


4) Review the release notes from Ubuntu<br>
4) Enter your user password<br>
[[File:Focal-4.png]]
[[File:Focal-4.png]]


5) Upgrader will run<br>
5) Review the release notes from Ubuntu<br>
[[File:Focal-5.png]]
[[File:Focal-5.png]]
6) Upgrader will run<br>
[[File:Focal-6.png]]


If you have any additional repositories enabled you will get a message similar to this. Click close and you can re-enable the repositories after the upgrade if needed<br>
If you have any additional repositories enabled you will get a message similar to this. Click close and you can re-enable the repositories after the upgrade if needed<br>
[[File:Third-party-sources.png]]
[[File:Third-party-sources.png]]


6) You now get to choose to start the upgrade<br>
7) You now get to choose to start the upgrade<br>
[[File:Focal-6.png]]
[[File:Focal-6.png]]


7) Have a cup of tea while it downloads and installs the upgrade<br>
8) Have a cup of tea while it downloads and installs the upgrade<br>
[[File:Focal-7.png]]
[[File:Focal-7.png]]



Revision as of 16:38, 23 September 2024

Upgrade Your KDE neon install to Noble 24.04 base.

Make sure that you have your important data backed up before attempting an upgrade!


1) Update your system using Plasma Discover

2) Restart the system to install the updates

While we are testing the upgrade you will need to edit the distro release meta data path here:
sudo nano /etc/update-manager/meta-release
set
URI_LTS = http://testbed.jriddell.org/meta-release-lts
run
qdbus org.kde.kded6 /org/kde/DistroReleaseNotifier org.kde.DistroReleaseNotifier.Poll

3) You will be notified of a new release

4) Enter your user password

5) Review the release notes from Ubuntu

6) Upgrader will run

If you have any additional repositories enabled you will get a message similar to this. Click close and you can re-enable the repositories after the upgrade if needed

7) You now get to choose to start the upgrade

8) Have a cup of tea while it downloads and installs the upgrade

7.5) Click Keep to keep the upgrade file settings.

8) Click Remove to remove obsolete packages

9) Click Restart Now

10) Welcome to your updated KDE neon running on Focal 20.04